After Nantes, we spent some time in St. Malo, France. The artist, Jean-Christophe Defline and his wife Valerie hosted us. They took us to all the medieval towns and markets in the area. It was a glorious holiday. I even spent some time in Valerie’s garden drawing her flowers. One morning, they took us to their local farmer’s market. Jean-Christophe was explaining to one of the farmers that I was vegan. He pointed to me and replied in French. “You are a bad tourist for the farmers who grow pigs.” That summed me up in a single poetic sentence.
