I am English and my wife, Cathy, is French. 

I was a Psychology teacher for 17 years in the UK, and Cathy was a Modern Languages teacher for 13 years. We moved to France in 2004 to run a small gîte business in the Vendée. 

During the past 4 years we have been renovating and improving the accommodation and surroundings. We built a swimming pool in 2005 and finished the restoration of gîte 5 in 2006. We hope to have gîte 6 finished for 2009.

Here in France, Cathy teaches French part-time to the local English residents, and is involved in the running of the business. I am occupied with the website, ongoing renovation and the running of business.

We have 3 children; Elodie aged 15 and our twin boys Luc and Tristan who are both aged 10.

Having viewed our website, we hope that you will decide to have a holiday at Dolphin Gites and that we may have the opportunity of meeting you at one of our aperitif evenings.