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i really am terrible at blogging....

this is very long and if anyone actually reads this...well then, im impressed. and thanks!

anyhoo so this week we didn't have school because it was toussaints( all saints day). a lame candy free holiday that they choose to celebrate over halloween. i will someday write a blog detailing a number of times and situations where france lacks logical, this abandonnement of halloween will definitely be ...

So this morning a grumpy linda rolled out of bed at 6 am ready to get on the school bus and start class. yep that's right. i've gone back in time to highschool.....

The grumpiness wore off tho as becca and i trekked down to the bus stop. i can't even describe how beautiful watching the sunrise over the gulf was. the sky had a pink color, and all the hills were a pale blue/ green in the distance the sea was periwinkle. it was definitely a far better ...

Hey team!!!!
so 2 weeks into france and i've yet to write a thing. im so bad at this game. meh.
today i went to the beach, it was wonderful!!!! becca thought it was cold, she was wrong :)

so apparently sainte maxime is infiltrated by german tourists, who knew? the only frenchies on the beach were...well enjoying themselves quite a bit..... ;-)
oh frenchies. :)

omg do ...

Just paid a fleeting visit to St Tropez on the way to Avignon (so we thought)... had to be done really.. a quick wander around and a very quick coffee. It was much smaller than I thought. Lots of nice boats but loads of tourists too.... that was about it!

... handstands and all the rest.... spend hours cleaning the sand out of our bags and clothes! The next day was a stunning 26 degree day.. so so so nice. We never thought we would be at the beach again. Were tempted to stay but found out the next 2 days were not going to be great weather. Sadly we headed off at 4pm to head to Avignon.. Saying goodbye to the med forever was very hard.. and sad....

We also took the short drive to Port Grimaud, to visit this small but new harbour town built in what was once marshland, but is now row after row of condos and homes built in a web of jetties to allow the homes to anchor their boats at their doorsteps. Of course, we would have rather spend our time on the beach, but with bad weather, Grimaud was a nice alternative.

The Yacht arrived in the Vieux Port around 8:00 AM on Tuesday. The seas were a little rough on the way in and there was a lot of wind, but overall the passage was uneventful. We spent the night in Marseille and in the morning we drove to meet the yacht in St. Tropez and arrive close to 11 AM. We just pulled up to the yacht and hardly even boarded until ...

... consortu' se trezesc si decid ca ei participa la concertul din mijlocul oraselului. Eu le spun sa mearga unde stiu ei din partea mea, le doresc distractie marvoiasa si sa ma lase sa dorm in nestire, ca eu doar de maine incep concediul, oficial. Ei pleaca, eu dorm, ei se intorc, eu dorm, ei se culca, eu dorm, pana pe la 5 dimineata se termina somnul. Mai sortam la bagaje un pic sa le avem aranjate mai eficient de acum incolo si la 7 suntem in masina, cu scarpinici in talpa ...

Hello everybody; Quick note to update you: We are in Nice now and loving it. We have met some cool people and have hung around for a while with them. It's such a cool place. I'll try to put some pictures up as soon as I can. In the meantime, check out the London entry for some pictures, oui? We are doing the Cinque Terra in Italy this week. Perhaps I'll find some more time then, but man the days are jam packed. That's all for now, Eric

... what-was-that expression). They then convinced everyone but Violenne and Fiona onto a type of roller coaster that was really just a huge U. I jumped on, eager to experience something more "normal". However, as it backed up one side of the U and my weight shifted ENTIRELY to my feet and I realized that if this one little weak-looking metal bar gave out, I wouldn't have a chance of staying in the little car, I began to get really and truly scared. I ...