Susie’s Report No 45
Bonjour and a Joyeaux Noel to one and all. We hope you have a ripper and a great 2016.
Well, here we are at Carnac in Brittany resting up at our friend Max’s place and enjoying the break from being on the road constantly. We have travelled a few miles in the last couple of years… 45,000 Klms to be exact! The snail trail tells it all.
The European winter is approaching and we are enjoying domestic bliss i.e. playing with a big oven, I have even made a christmas cake (I was craving for one last year - I even bought my mixed fruit in the the U.K. for the occasion). Terry’s sister has posted one over from Tassie made by the C.W.A. Can’t wait to get into it.
A large bed is a bonus, the washing machine wonderful, and the vacuum cleaner will also be used in giving H.H. a thorough going over ( when it stops raining ). He collected dust in Spain which ended up in his hard to get at crevices. (mind boggling I know). So thanks to Max, we’ll carry on being normal…….for a while….
Anyway I thought I’d mention Friday the 13th Lottery ticket was a no winner, such a shame as they looked like really good numbers - we’ll battle on…..regardless…….
Now, I did mention the French connection “Carnac” to the name ROHU, and my family’s heritage from our Maternal Grandmother, Millicent Rohu.
So here is your chance to click off now, and read something else…..?
Alright - I’ll continue……I do very much believe in coincidences. We were also considering calling our visits to CARNAC - The Carnac Curse, as every time we came to say hello to Max something ridiculous happened to us and HH.
So far we have had and accident hitting a low metal fence, while reversing causing taillight damage etc.
Flat battery with complications leading to a heavy lift tow truck.
Flat tyre resulting from valve failure
Max’s bike accident (coming back to pick me up ).
So, Terry and I are wandering around with the Tourist Office’s local map in hand and I spied a village called Plouharnel, (these maps are such tiny print) and I thought I saw a street called Rue de “Jean Rohu” but we had to wait till we got back to the apartment and find a magnifying glass to read this.
I knew we had family history in France but had absolutely no idea where…..Well. Terry decided to Google Jean Rohu and bang…….this web site came up.
Stone the crows, someone had just done the complete Rohu family history dating back to 1646 in Plouharnel which is only 4 kms away! An American member of the family has just spent 22 years researching the incredible history! So to cut it short my Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather was born just down the road in 1646!!! We are seriously considering claiming some land rights! or a family Chateau, maybe a Farmhouse. Ha….Ha..
My Great Grand Father, Henry Stewart Rohu was a bit of a lad by the looks of it. Left two wives behind (not at the same time) and ended up in Papua New Guinea, diving for Pearls and ended up being marooned/left behind, purposely on Bramble Cay for thirteen months. The story is here…http://rohuhistory.weebly.com/uploads/1/6/4/7/16476080/marooned_on_a_sandbank.pdf
and it’s worth a read. Simply amazing.
Millicent our Grandmother carried on the family tradition of Taxidermist and Furriers. There was also the odd gun shop in William St, Sydney. Also our Great Uncle Sil Rohu was a obviously a very interesting and talented man.
http://rohuhistory.weebly.com/sylvester-edwin-rohu.html
He loved Sailing and he and Charles Sparrow designed and financed the VJ sailing boat, which is still sailed today.
If you have read all this - you’ve stayed with me.
Terry, as always with his computer skills has got us through another year of our journey into the great outdoors, and our blogs still happening. He and H.H. have kept us on the road and bopping along. He’s done good……and my seat on the passengers side is never a dull moment. Until 2016 - enjoy life and cary on regardless.
Lot’s of love from all of us and we’ll see you somewhere in the New Year.
XXXX Susie, Terry and HH
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