Picked Lily up and went to the meeting place by the church at Uchaq about 1/2 hours drive away, to the North of Mont de Marsan. Chantal was waiting there, her first foray with the group. Also there were a couple of chaps from the local radio station who interviwed the president of the association and then followed us around for an hour or so. From the church we drove to a farm called Chourdens where we were to walk and collect fungi. A beautiful place, typical landaise house and buildings set amongst woodland. Amazing how different to here although not so far away. Very sandy with lots of pine trees. We were to collect different sorts of funghi for an exhibition in Dax over the weekend. Contrary to my first outing with them there were lots of funghi about and we collected a fair few basketfuls. It was great to be out in such beautiful surroundings although I have to say it was rather chilly. We had the first frost last night and the air feels decidedly cooler despite the bright sun. A bonus was that we saw and heard the cranes flying over, a sign that winter is on the way. We made our way back to the farm and had a picnic, outdoors. There were only 6 of us (Chantal had to leave before the picnic) and we had a pleasant lunch and chat.
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