Mercure Saint Raphael St-Raphaël

It is Sunday and very wet and miserable here in Antibes. Quite a change from the glorious day we had yesterday. Ideal for computer work in fact... (Except that then things didn't pan out as planned and it is now Monday)

It wasn't my intention to have an entry before my departure but the response to my initial circular has been so overwhelming that I feel it merited an ...

... seen and spoken to, to date.
Set off mid morning to drive through Gorges du Verdon, again another stunning drive. This time though the weather was kind to us and we were able to get out for a hike after lunch. It seemed like a popular drive as we encountered several other tourists, one couple were eating lunch at the same spot we were. They packed up their picnic, took a swig out of ...

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Since we have until the 5th off Becca and I decided to take a trek up north to see some loire castles, bretagne, and the mont saint michel.

well apparently since the south of france gets about 300 days of sunshine it has to spend a years worth of rain in one go, and there was crazy flooding on friday morning. it took me a very awkward hour and a half car ride with eve yo get to school. of course when i got there my teachers didn't ...

... the wonderful "fun" and "vitamin" radio stations to keep us entertained with "Evacuate the Dancefloor" and 3 other dance songs that they kept repeating.

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... Deze keer wel de canyon volledig tot beneden gedaan in plaats van eerder te stoppen zoals vorig jaar. Maar hebben dan nu ook geen rugzak onderweg vergeten!

Dit was verder ook onze laatste canyon van de week en na vandaag zullen we weer een heel tijdje geduld mogen uitoefenen om nog eens een canyon in te duiken!

Na een goeie canyondag gisteren, gaan we vandaag weer op stap met Gertjan en Kim.

Het bovenste deel van de Cagne is een mooie uitdaging. Wel zorgen dat we er op tijd uit zijn, want iets te ver doorwandelen in de canyon en we zitten voor nog eens extra 5 uren vast in deze canyon waarbij het laatste deel ook niet echt meer uitdagend of de moeite is.

Het uitzicht van deze canyon mag dan niet het ...

... bit until Aunty Nicks got home. Once she got home we headed to Antibes, another city close by Nice. We parked next to the port, once again with these million dollar homes...excuse me, probably billion dollar homes...and million dollar yachts. We watched them in the distance..."One day," we thought! We did some more walking around the city, up hills ...

... seem to feel that bus transportation isn't that important outside of centre ville thus those buses run less frequently than the ones who frequent centre ville more...sucks doesn't it? Well, 30 min. later my bus comes and I decide to get off at the Vieux Port stop. After arriving, I decided to look around a bit. At first, I had plans on going straight to Vieux Nice, but I decided to walk around the Vieux Port a bit. Vieux Port in French, if you ...

yeah thats right. what did you do today? something not as cool as me i bet. haha. our train got in this morning pretty early and kellen and i checked our luggage at the station so we could hit the beach for the day :) we had breakfast at a french cafe that REALLY doesnt like american tourists (our waiter made sure to mention it...) and then walked to the beach. now beach makes me think of sand and softness, but in nice the ...

... verges and celebrated front yards. We made it to Monaco the next day, but not before an unexpectedly fun Carnival night in Nice, riding the ferris wheel and watching Atomic Kitten play a free concert. As always, things turned out for the best. Nonetheless, Monaco overwhelmed the senses, and despite a rip-roaring fight ...