First Post from Gourgé, France (380k SW of Paris)

We both fell in love with this area in November 2006, whilst we were on holidays in France. The memory stayed with us, and was so strong that we came back to look at an old property that was for sale beside the River Thouet. This property which has been dated back to the pre-Napolean era, was for many years a bar/cafe. We are still trying to find out more details, however we do know it was a Petrol Station at some time, there was a bike shop here and we believe it may have been a toll house.

The village is called Gourgé and the closest major town is Poitiers. There were extensive renovations to do as it was very run down, however we had a vision of what could be! The setting was magnificent and the area offered so much to visitors. We decided to buy it, and here we are:)

It was very difficult to say good-bye to our family and friends in Australia. We knew in our hearts that for now this is where we were mean't to be, so we sold up what we could and arrived here on October 21, 2008.