I know it's childish, but ................

Yes, yes, yes. It's childish, it's silly and I really ought to be thinking about far more high minded things.

But, having spotted one strangely named item in a French supermarket I am now on the lookout all the time!

Here's what I have found so far:

  

The product that started my supermarket game. Spotted in Netto in Watten, "Pshit!" is an airfreshner. Obviously.

And as if that wasn't enough fun, it also comes as a handy automatic room scent. Doesn't everyone long for a home smelling of "Fresh Pshit"?

Found at a Carrefour in Menin, Belgium, I bring you "Plop Sausage".

There is a well know quote "Laws and sausages, two things where you never want to know what goes into making them".

I think "Plop Sausage" takes that to a whole new level.

Lastly, for today "Plopsland" a children's theme park in Belgium.

Although, to be fair, I think if you asked most under-five's if they'd prefer Plopsland or Peppa Pig World, Plopsland would win hands down every time. Sorry, Peppa.

Wow! We've Bought A Boat!

After several months of planning, researching and looking at boats, today we have finally completed the purchase of our boat - Pershilla. She is a 12m (39 feet) Dutch steel cruiser, sleeps six and is capable of cruising coastal waters and inland waterways.

And best of all, she's our ticket to an adventure - we (Alison & Stephen) and our daughter (Emma) are taking a year out to cruise the inland waterways of Europe, starting in The Netherlands and moving down through France to the Med.

We will be using this blog to talk about why we are taking this trip, our preparations and then the trip itself - where we are going, what we are seeing, who we are meeting and what we're eating and drinking along the way.

And this is Pershilla:

Lovely, isn't she!