Villa Regina Arcachon

... t et Chandon while we celebrated with the newlyweds. Finally about 6:30 things came to an end. Hervé and Helen left for their honeymoon and most of the rest of us were invited to the Bernals’ home for a lasagna dinner. After dinner, Daniel and Cindy Harper showed slides of their recent trip to Thailand which they had very much enjoyed. It was another very pleasant occasion, and a fine end to a wonderful day.

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 ...

This morning I was up and out of the hotel just after sunup for the drive to Charles de Gaulle airport. I arrived with plenty of time, and filled the tank with diesel before turning the car in. The flight to Bordeaux left at 1:10 and arrived on time about 2:30. On our take-off route over Paris, we again had a pretty clear view of the city. The Eiffel Tower is the easiest landmark to ...

... Chez Auguste" et j'ai joué deux chansons a la guitare devant un public français (Still day beneath the sun et une partie de Godhead's lament, tout deux par Opeth). J'ai passé proche de faire une crise cardiaque et de m'évanouir en même temps... je sais même pas si c'est possible, mais bon. J'ai eu bien du plaisir......après que sa l'a été fait.

Le lendemain, jeudi, Lucien ayant appris la joyeuse nouvelle qu'il avait finalement trouvé un ...

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 ...

... issues as well. It was nearly 11:00 by the time I left.

It took about two hours to get back to the hotel on the west side of Bordeaux. The roads to Bordeaux from Sainte Foy are narrow and pass through villages where the speed limits are very low (and enforced with radar cameras…) which is why it takes so long.

It will be a short night before heading to the airport tomorrow morning for my flight to Paris.

... overview of my trip thus far, and then we had a brief Bible Study using a PowerPoint presentation on the structure and divisions of the Bible. It made for an interesting discussion with questions and comments from almost everyone. Sarah, who is American and was married to Raphaël last Fall, has made great progress in her French. I’m sure that’s not only encouraging to her but makes life easier as well.

... you have the right shoes?"
"Yes, these heels will do!"

The views from the peak are amazing and quite surreal.
You ask yourself "what is this doing here in this bay?"
It's truly natural and formed itself about a hundred years ago, although how you can say that it is a coincidence and not a side afect of man's tampering is a ...

There was a lousy weather so we stayed in RV the whole day - watching '6 feet under'. The next day was better so we came to Dune Pilate wchich is the biggest dune in Europe. It was great because it is really big. Look at this: