Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Almost another week has gone by!
Katy and Claire arrived on Friday and passed the first hurdle: driving from the airport to Vouvray in the hire car – I was very impressed to see Katy driving! We met at Les Chalands restaurant in Vouvray for lunch – would recommend that place to anyone who’s passing – Jacques and Sylvie are lovely!! Gerwyn then went to collect guests, so Kate, Claire and I did a bit of wine tasting en route home! Saturday was a real busy day for us, and unfortunately it was pretty wet all morning, Kate and Claire managed to avoid the showers in Chenonceau Chateau. We chilled out for a while and then went out to dinner at a hotel in Chaumont that Gerwyn and I had to test for next year – a very nice test too!! We had contemplated going to the Son et Lumiere at Amboise, but by the time we’d done dinner, we couldn’t be bothered to rush! Sunday morning was spent in bed – I’ve not had a lie in for ages, and it was so nice not to have to get up!! However we did still have a lot of bikes to clean, not having done much whilst Laura and Jane were here, so we left Kate and Claire to explore Amboise whilst we got out the WD40 and white spirit!! The weather was a complete change to the day before, so we all sat out for a while in the evening. And Monday morning Gerwyn and I both had to welcome in new guests, so we left early whilst Kate and Claire were still in bed…. It was so nice to see them, even if rather briefly! And it was a little strange to see Kate and her bump, as Junior has obviously got a lot bigger since April. And the next time I see Kate she will either be huge, or Junior will have made his/her entrance into this world… I’m going to be an aunty!!!
Since then, we seem to have spent a lot of time cleaning bikes, in between driving a long way!! Just trying to catch up on the back log. Sun and warmth has returned - so it’s now too hot to do anything in the middle of the day!!
Tomorrow is July 14th – Bastille Day – excuse for a few fireworks etc etc – will have to see how well the French really party!
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Katy and Claire arrived on Friday and passed the first hurdle: driving from the airport to Vouvray in the hire car – I was very impressed to see Katy driving! We met at Les Chalands restaurant in Vouvray for lunch – would recommend that place to anyone who’s passing – Jacques and Sylvie are lovely!! Gerwyn then went to collect guests, so Kate, Claire and I did a bit of wine tasting en route home! Saturday was a real busy day for us, and unfortunately it was pretty wet all morning, Kate and Claire managed to avoid the showers in Chenonceau Chateau. We chilled out for a while and then went out to dinner at a hotel in Chaumont that Gerwyn and I had to test for next year – a very nice test too!! We had contemplated going to the Son et Lumiere at Amboise, but by the time we’d done dinner, we couldn’t be bothered to rush! Sunday morning was spent in bed – I’ve not had a lie in for ages, and it was so nice not to have to get up!! However we did still have a lot of bikes to clean, not having done much whilst Laura and Jane were here, so we left Kate and Claire to explore Amboise whilst we got out the WD40 and white spirit!! The weather was a complete change to the day before, so we all sat out for a while in the evening. And Monday morning Gerwyn and I both had to welcome in new guests, so we left early whilst Kate and Claire were still in bed…. It was so nice to see them, even if rather briefly! And it was a little strange to see Kate and her bump, as Junior has obviously got a lot bigger since April. And the next time I see Kate she will either be huge, or Junior will have made his/her entrance into this world… I’m going to be an aunty!!!
Since then, we seem to have spent a lot of time cleaning bikes, in between driving a long way!! Just trying to catch up on the back log. Sun and warmth has returned - so it’s now too hot to do anything in the middle of the day!!
Tomorrow is July 14th – Bastille Day – excuse for a few fireworks etc etc – will have to see how well the French really party!
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