Point France Arcachon

... system. A good use of modern technology.

The ceremony was held in both French and English, a paragraph in the first, followed by the translation in the second. So both of them said first “oui” and then “I do”: doubly married! That’s similar to the way my wife and I were married.

After the ceremony finished, we took some photos in doors and out and then had cake and ...

This morning I worked in the hotel room, and then drove to the Audoins' home again where I had been invited for lunch along with Hervé Dubois and Helen Hayes who will be married tomorrow. Helen doesn’t speak French, and the Audoins don’t speak English, so Hervé and I did a lot of translating during the meal, which was very enjoyable once again.

After lunch Hervé and Helen and I went through the details of the wedding arrangements and agreed to have a brief ...

... Mr. Mrs. Bernal were there too, we had a very enjoyable evening, catching up on news, comparing notes about the recent convention we had in Normandy and planning for the future. French dinner can last quite a while, but several of us were tired from the day's activities so we finished the meal at around 9:00 pm, and went our separate ways; looking forward to meeting again soon.

... Michel. 3 services, un bon vins et on a demandé a un groupe de musicien de la rue de jouer quelques chansons pour nous(car ils quittaient au moment où on s'atablait), au grand désespoirs des deux jolies filles à côté de nous( qui me
parraissait de moins en moins attrayantent plus elles se plaignaient de
la musique, qui était, ma foi, excellente). Le quartier est vraiment chramant, c'est très...artistique comme endroit. Une ambiance agréable ...

Every Sunday that we are aboard, instead of breakfast and lunch, we have a large Brunch with the crew and guests. It is served from 10 AM to 1:00 PM, and we can show up anytime between that time. The chef will always have food from the local region and today she served several dishes with fresh Arcachon oysters in them, along with setting up a crepes station on the ...

Leaving Paris
This morning we are still in Paris, but met up with our flights this morning to begin the second part of our journey—starting in the Arcachon Bay and Bordeaux, France. My cousin, Wesley, will be flying from Paris back to his home in the United States. It was fun to have him on our travels.

While we were in Paris, several family members of the crew ...

I was in the car and on the road by 7:30 this morning. I drove across the south of France from the Atlantic coast at Bordeaux to the Mediterranean at Narbonne. Traffic was light, so the trip took about 3 ½ hours. In the old days before the police began very strictly enforcing the speed limit of 130 kmh (around 80 mph) people drove much faster. It would have been possible to shave half an hour or 45 minutes off the trip. But ...

Today, I worked in the room all morning, researching several items of interest and necessity to our French association and preparing for the board meeting we would have later in the day. I drove to the Audoins' home once again for a pleasant lunch and conversation. I had a few more hours to work in the afternoon. At 5:30 James Muir, the association Treasurer and Annette Bernal, the Secretary and I met for one of our ...

We visited the Dune du Pyla today, a 100m high natural sand dune on the south edge of Archachon.
There is a large car park at the base and, conveniently, steps up the side for those in high heels or carrying dogs (we saw both)

Seriously, how did that conversation go this morning?:
"Honey, were visiting a large sand dune, are you ...

... oboselii noastre. Las' ca va vine si voua randul!!! Dupa o vesnicie de urcat am ajuns si noi in varf si am ineput coborarea in partea mai scurta a dunei. Sportivul familiei ajunge jos primul, eu ma tin de sticla goala de apa si aspir la locul lui, fetitzu e si ea prin zona dand din picioare, dar nu se plange prea tare. Berbantul striga la mine: hey, umple sticla cu nisip! Eu il ignor "out loud" si ma enervez in mintea mea... adica ce, asta crede ca eu sunt ...