Day 10- April 7

Boulangerie, Beach, Palavas Les Flots, Aqueducts, Wine Tasting,

The 11 pipers piping time is about to come to a close. The feeling of delight having family with us is starting to subside knowing tomorrow is the goodbye day. What can we cram in today? Biking riding multiple places to the boulangerie, bike pump park, through the fields and the vineyards. While this was not the order of the day it still happened. Kids wanted to show Keeler the bike park. Aunt Jan wanted to ride with Mazie and Cody on their daily adventures. 

A walk to the boulangerie is always on the list for visitors, followed by a stroll through the village and park.

The beach was high on Josie and Keelers list, especially since it was the Mediterranean Sea. Despite cool temperatures in April the kids still went in and played. 

Ice cream and lunch were next on the to do list. I found a new area south of our beach outing and headed there. Wow, what a find! Palavas provided us with restaurants and shops aligning the canal. Our choice of eating establishment was on a dock. It even included the best port-a-potty ever. 

The sun warmed up the air and it became the perfect day for exploring on the Med coastline. We even rode a slow skyride getting great views of the harbor, beach and town. Also a fantastic place to be a teen and practice dropping shoes from the skyride..teenagers.

We dropped back in time on the way home exploring the aqueducts.

Randy’s favorite must do for visitors is wine tasting.

The end has come and we must pack and say goodbye. Thank you for hanging out with us!

Tours and Life with the Ferrieu Family 10-11 August

We were blessed to be able to spend a few days with Jill, Fred, Ben, Alex, Jason and Cara before they started their own adventure in the US for the next year. Things we did and saw:

Walked to town and played in the park. 

Walked to the bike pump track.

Daily walks to the boulangerie (Bakery)

Dinner Picnic at the Beach (Mediterranean Sea)

A friend said, “I am picturing Michelle in a fancy dress with her parasol up as she lounge on a picnic blanket eating grapes and cheese.” HA! Keep that picture in your mind friend! The pictures below show the true experience; black swimsuit cover up, 100’s of people on the beach (more than Jill had seen since Covid), and a baguette sandwich and wine, in a plastic cup, for dinner. Also , I really do not have a great fashion style going on in Southern France at the beach with my husband’s baseball cap backward on my head!

Swimming in the pool

Cara and Mazie to a fort in the woods

Zach and Jason to the SPAR (¼ the size of Aldi)

Cara and Mazie to Horse stables

Farwell and meeting with friends- pizza dinner in the park

Figuring out phones and computers

Sweating

Drinking wine and eating baguette sandwiches

Riding bike trails

Feeding Bella the orange cat

Napping