What are we doing?

This has been in planning for a long time. Long service leave had to be taken, letters written to schools, bikes bought and upgraded, camping gear sorted, the vagaries of the SNCF elucidated and, of course, a whole lot of work work and housework completed.
If all goes well we will fly to Paris, train to Bordeaux then commence cycling (each on our own bike now that Noah is capable) east and south till we get to Provence 7 weeks later.
Along the way we will camp, stay in gites (one in the Dordogne and one in the Luberon), follow the market days and eat and drink very well. Hopefully the Euro crashes!
If the kids have any say, and they usually do, we will eat a pain au chocolat (chocolate croissant) each morning

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

the bike trip is over!

we havent posted much recently due to a lack of internet.
Today, on Alice came off her bike and broke her wrist. she is in hospital with bri while I sit in an internet cafe trying to work out what to do next - a car rental perhaps.
its a big tragedy and we will recover from it.
more soon.
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8 comments:

  1. TimJune 2, 2010 at 3:47 PM

    Oh no!

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  2. leddersJune 2, 2010 at 4:18 PM

    oh no indeed! thats a tragedy! if we can help at all let us know. I presume you will battle on but if she has to come home for any reason we will look after her
    good luck
    rod

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  3. DeeJune 2, 2010 at 5:25 PM

    Ahhhhhhhhhhh guys! Sending you my thoughts. Now the trip has just turned into a different adventure for you to embark on.......... D

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  4. Dorothy SteaneJune 2, 2010 at 10:00 PM

    OH NO!!! That is terrible! And here I was trying to have 5 minutes of family biking entertainment between reading boring old manuscripts ... I hope your trip picks up very soon and you will soon have lots of lovely non-biking adventures to report. Barging along canals, perhaps ... do they even have canals in France?
    Take care!
    Dot.

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  5. Owen and Sue from Hobart.June 3, 2010 at 4:21 AM

    Hey Stan,
    What a blow.
    Do you think Alice could sit on a Tandem in a week or so ? We could send you one by air freight , or you could borrow one.
    Perhaps you can turn it into a walking holiday in the Pyrenese. Box up the bikes and park them somewhere. We could mail you some packs, or you could borrow or buy some. There is some really lovely walking to be had over there.
    Let us know if we can help in someway.
    Thinking of you guys. Owen, Sue, Maddy and Morgan.

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  6. Dave and AlJune 3, 2010 at 4:25 AM

    so sorry to hear that, I'm sure you'll still have a great trip. Sending Alice our get well wishes.

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  7. Wendy&MikeJune 6, 2010 at 1:04 AM

    Mike and I are devastated on your behalf - Mike's actual words were, what a blow, but can she still pick up a fork?

    Have you considered buying a cheap tandem from Decathalon?

    All the best to Alice, hope it isn't too painful.

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  8. UnknownJune 17, 2010 at 1:37 AM

    I am so sorry to hear this! Glad to hear you are still having a great time and getting the best and most out of it! Great spirit :-)

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