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

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Our house in Provence

Well, for one week at least. We are near the village of Menerbes and
see the Luberon mountain range in the background.
Stan will have his 40th birthday here this Thursday.
Today we drove to Coustellet for the market and bought lots of yummy
stuff. Veg for a ratatouille (which is provencale) a nice free range
chook to have on the side and olives and tapenade to whet the appetite
first.
We're drinking a lot of rose here and it's really delicious ( and
cheap like all the wine). Not sure why we don't have good rose in Oz.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 20, 2010 at 3:17 PM

    I'm just jealous .... about the cider and wine though not the carnivorous (in)edibles ! Agree with you about Bordeaux and French health services. Sorry to hear about Alice's accident and we'll miss her at the X-C tomorrow. Midwinter here, cold but mostly dry. I was on the mainland over the holidays. Great photos.

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  2. Wendy&MikeJune 20, 2010 at 8:45 PM

    Hi guys, Zoe here via Wendy.
    So sorry to hear about Alice's wrist - ouch! Obviously there's
    something wrong with the usually vigorous grapevine, as I hadn't heard
    about the accident until logging on today (just got the link from
    Wendy). Looks like you are still managing to battle on through the
    hardships of French life....

    Just wanted to let you know that SCSLG got the grant from Tas Climate
    Change Office for the vege box scheme, so you'd better start planning
    your crops! Also wondering if one of you would like to be on the
    steering committee?

    Just working on an ad for "expressions of interest" for growers. Have
    you got an email address I could send a draft to for comment? If so,
    you can reach me at Channel.Vegebox@gmail.com. Will keep an eye on the
    blog now I know where to find it, but it seems I can't post messages
    as my browser won't let me select a profile...

    I hope you continue to have a wonderful trip and that Alice's wrist is
    healing up well. And happy 40th birthday Stan!! I'm sure you'll have a
    good one with all that inexpensive rose around!!

    Cheerio!
    zoe

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  3. AnonymousJune 22, 2010 at 2:07 AM

    The house looks gorgeous, very jealous! Happy Birthday Stan, looking forward to catching up and seeing all your photo's. Take Care and keep having fun, hope your wrist is feeling better Alice.
    Cheers
    Al and Dave

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