Picnic on the pontoon

Canoeing, Dordogne

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July 5th 2011
We can't seem to wake up early here - partly because it is light enough to read a book outside at 10pm, and the best part of the evening seems to be after 7pm so we don't go to bed until well after midnight. I can't remember the last time I slept until after 10am. Today the girls were keen to cook, so they looked up a recipe for a true French omelette and went for it. I was a littl ... read more

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