Saturday 22nd Dec. First morning without frost for a long time and sun shining. Rang up the golf club in Mont de Marsan and arranged for Steve and Jason to have a game later in the morning. Sasa and I went into town and had a good look around the shops. Nice to have someone to wander round with at leisure. Sasa wanted a pair of boots but couldn't find any she liked in her size. We had lunch at La Cidrerie, never eaten there before but it was Ok if a bit basic. Very busy though, lots of people in the bar area as well. It was the nearest to an English pub that I have ever seen in France. After lunch we went to La Halle de Chaussures on the ring road and not only did Sasa find a pair of boots so did I !!. Very difficult to find footwear in a size 41. I did ask in one shop why there was such a shortage and apparently it is because that is the size that goes first. We had a look in Gemo afterwards at the shoes and clothes there and then we both decided that we had had enough and it was time to wend our way back home. The boys arrived back very happy after a good game and thought that it was a very good course. A small world as they had met, in the car park when they arrived, a couple of English chaps who live down here. They got talking and it transpired that one of them used to golf with the father of Steves friend Gary with whom he was at university. They had called in at Leclerc (big supermarket) on the way back and apparently it was heaving with people. I had a wonderful evening as chef Steve, accompanied by sous-chef Jason was cooking. I'd previously bought a whole frozen wild salmon for the grand sum of 2 euros 99 so I suggested that they cooked that. Whilst they toiled in the kitchen I relaxed in my chair and watched the final of Strictly Come Dancing with a glass and some nibbles, what luxury!!