Woke up to beautiful sunny skies. After breakfast we packed our bags then headed out for a short walk while waiting for our luggage to be picked up And delivered to the parking area outside of the walls. It was quite a unique experience staying in the walled city overnight. During the day it is bustling with activity, but is a whole different scene at night. The streets get very quiet, and you can almost imagine the sentries making their rounds with their torch lights. That’s what a bottle of wine will do to you. We took a walk over to the Basilica, as it was now open to the public. It was quit impressive. If you’ve never been to a midevil church, read “Pillars of the Earth”, and you’ll get a sense of what we ... read more

First of all let me say that there will be more pictures going forward. We had a problem with the transferring of the photos from our camera, but Ray fixed it this morning. Today was a beautiful day starting off with breakfast on the patio overlooking the valley below, As usual the offerings were delicious and plentiful. The favorite for all of us are the croissants, the wonderful European coffee, and for me the homemade yogurt with fruits and jam. We then headed out for a day of site seeing our first stop being the Chateau de Castelnaud. The castle was built during the 11th century, with it changing hands many times through various wars in the subsequent centuries. It was built to defend against the Chateau de Baynac, across the Dordogne River. As you approach ... read more

OMG where do I begin. The flight itself was pretty uneventful. They came around with dinner after about 3 hours. My chicken was okay, but Ray;s pasta was inedible. Lucklly they gave him two bloody mary;s, so that calmed him down. We did catch a little sleep, but not a heck of a lot, We started our day with coffee and something that was called a breakfast calzone. One look at it and it turned my stomach, but Ray being the food hound that he is decided to try it. He could barely get the small bite that he took down, so he too decided on just coffee for Breakfast. After a smooth landing the captain announced that we would not be getting a gate and would be transported by bus to the terminal. They parked ... read more

Well, all of our reservations have been made and we are ready to go. One week from today we will be heading off to Paris, France to pick up our van and head off on our European adventures. Sending off this short blog so that we can check to make sure you are all receiving the blog. If you receive it, please click on “comment”, and let me know.... read more

Okay so maybe one more blog. As we were driving along this morning I started thinking about our trip and some of our observations about Canada, so I thought I would list them. *The Lupine grow like crazy here. They are not only along all the roadways, they are in the woods and peoples yards, very beautiful. *Campgrounds are mostly filled with seasonal campers with only a limited number of spots for transients like us. *The typography and scenery are very much like New England *Gas is the same price at every gas station in a particular area; must be government controlled *There are some asshole drivers, but certainly not as many as we have at home. *Lobsters and oyster have not been as popular in restaurants as we thought they would be. *People here are ... read more