Hotelience Les Terrasses De Labrau La Foux

Not much to say here, but what a cool old city. We tasted some amazing wines and picked some to bring back. We wandered around town and drank more wine. Then it was up to the old tower to check out the view and drink my heineken on the street! Day seized.

... i have no concept of time. I have no clue what day or time i'm in and i only have internet in the office, so i'm back in this room being rude and posting pics. I miss everyone! But, i'm not quite homesick yet. Had another get home cooked meal tonight and they had a friend over. She was hilarious. She's gonna be watching their son while we are in Paris along with doing a few other ...

... so cool. I put up a few pics here. I feel bad for everyone in freezing cold Nebraska! Don't worry i'll be back to suffer with you soon enough. I spent way too long without internet and thought i was gonna die, but now that i know where to get it from i'm good to go. I'll be traveling into Bergerac tomorrow to check out the small town stuff and see what fun the town has to offer.

... m able to hold it together for a little bit longer tonight. That, and the vast quantities of wine I’m consuming…

The next morning I tried very hard not to think about our upcoming obstacles and worry all day. Instead, I chose to trust in God. To heal Brian’s bike (why not?), and to lead us where He would for us to spend the night.

So I just pedaled.

We ...

... with sunflower and grape - I mean raisin. Of course, the sunflowers are dried shadows of their former beautiful selves which is quite sad for me - I was looking forward to seeing their smiling faces follow me throughout the day. C’est la vie!

More and more vines crowded the road until seeing a stretch of corn became a novelty. When entering the town of Blaye ...

... browsing and I purchase my obligatory tablecloth whilst Duncan buys a set of knives for the boys. We have obviously been out of the UK for a while as no health and safety concerns about equipping two small boys with an arsenal of blades are raised.
I am afraid I have started taking the gorgeous weather for granted, so lovely to sit out in the evenings.
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Aquitaine, France howiex4

... and the three boys immediately disappear off exploring.
It is a brief stop for Duncan who will be flying off to Chester for a second interview.
On Sunday the rest of the family go off to the annual Anglo French picnic. Granny has provided delicious quiche and all sorts of lovely goodies.... already I can feel my waistline expanding.
The boys get to sample some baseball, cricket and sack racing. We won't ...

Wow..this is truly an entire little village....for wine...
That´s it...that´s all the grow..know...talk about...breath!
Every chateau holds wine tastings..wine lessons..and tours through their extensive cellar ways.
You can score bottles of incredible wine for moderate prices and even buy some grape plants if you´d like.
St. Emillion, Aquitaine, France rampantredhead

Distance covered: 15 miles

Well we originally had planned to leave fairly early in the morning but these plans were destroyed by not being able to part with the swimming pool and spending time kicking the hacky sack with Winston (who turns out to be a football legend). We finally left around 6pm. Cycled a few miles, found a nice wood and slept in just the inner sheets of the tents. The sky was so clear you could see the milky way. Although not luxurious, this was certainly a paradise.

... machen kann. Und auch soviel Druck, zum Beispiel beim Sprachenlernen. Eine Freundin hat einen schönen Satz dafür gefunden (vielleicht hat sie es auch nur irgendwo gelesen): Mit dem Erlernen einer neuen Sprache öffnet man die Tür in eine neue Welt. Und damit zu neuen Möglichkeiten. Ich spreche bis jetzt sechs Sprachen gut genug, um unter Muttersprachlern zu überleben (ich hoffe der geehrte Leser versteht, was ich damit sagen will ...) und ...