Above Montferrier this morning....

Happy New Year?

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January 25th 2009
We’ve been back in Laroque for 6 days now, and life has been full of incident. Our crossing from England was rough, and it turned out that this was an indication of things to come. Since we arrived, there’s been rain of the kind that Noah would have been quite familiar with during his time on That Ark, lasting hours at a time. But that turned out to be nothing compared with what happened on ... read more

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Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more