We were very much looking forward to the two-week stay we had booked in the region of Perigord (also known as the Dordogne, after the local river). Funny story about that – after we found the place on a European holiday homes website back in January we noticed the phone number looked strangely familiar: the owner, Michael Fitzpatrick, lives in Parnell, Auckland!
When we arrived we were thrilled. Villefranche du Perigord is a very small town – almost a village - but has all the basic amenities, even if internet access means sitting on the steps of the Town Hall to get in range of the free WiFi (we have been known to sneak up there at 11pm). The house is lovely and being right on the edge of town it has panoramic rural views. The sound of the cuckoos is beautiful, the woodpeckers leave no doubt that they have arrived, but the frogs are a bit noisy sometimes! The fabulous pool is an added bonus, as some days are getting up towards 30 degrees now. The locals have been friendly and the shop keepers are keen to correct our not-so-correct French, and practise their not-so-good-English on us, so it’s a win-win.
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|  View of the back terrasse |  The neighbours keep an eye on things |  The ‘back yard’ must be close to half an acre |
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