14th September 2024

After our mouse-disturbed night, we did a little investigation, and moved the van away from the hedge, leaving several feet for mice to cross from the hedge.  We also removed the plastic bucket from under the van’s willy.  The bucket was broken and leaking, and we had put a large plastic bag (13K birdfood size) in the bucket to collect the water.  This was touching Morrison’s willy and could potentially allow mice to climb up to the water outlet and through the gap in the floor under the van.  This may have been the way the mice were entering.

Walked into town, found a hardware store and purchased two traditional mouse traps. These were baited, one placed on the floor and the other in a cupboard.

We went for a walk on to the beach where we were sandblasted. Not at all pleasant. So, we walked home and there was one mouse trapped on the floor, and another in the cupboard.

These were disposed of and trap reset. Shortly after the trap in the cupboard sprang, we heard a clattering and a squawking mouse, but it escaped.

This is when we then reconfigured the location of the van and discarded the waste bucket. No sign of mice at present. Let’s hope for a peaceful night.

Spent rest of day reading and had a precooked chicken for supper as a salad. 

Wind has dropped a bit, we shall wait until tomorrow and decide on what is best to do.   Most of France appears to be in the doldrums, other than this strip from the Haut Savoie to us where it is windy.

Looks like the heating at home turned on for a short period of time at home on 13^th. Must be getting cold there.

Still not quiet on the mouse front, one more was caught early in the night, making a total of 5.