Being wise and prudent, we turned around and headed back towards the lights and the airport -- back toward civilization. Luckily we had mobile coverage at the airport, so we called our hosts to come and pick us up. And we followed them on a TOTALLY DIFFERENT route back to their home. (Damn you, Google! WTF you leading us into Deliverance country!?)

V and M are really nice folks! A youthful retired couple of triathletes (max 60!), V speaks much more English than M, but we four were able to make ourselves understood in Franglais.
 
Barr and I met the kids -- Mistic (Yorkie), Nouchka, Scotty, and Chloe (Mistic's feline siblings), and Scratt (Mistic's feline cousin) -- and ran through the instructions for feedings. We took a quick tour of the house. And then we had a nice dinner with duck and a fabulous Rhone cuvée. 

Too soon, it was time for bed. 

Chloe  

Scratt  

Nouchka  

Scotty

Cuvée