Although Stephen and Paulie tried to change tickets and stay on a while longer in France, it's holiday season in Europe so there were no seats. So home they went on July 11th. Perfectly timed for Stephen's last official day at Apple. Mind you, La Cachette is pretty much booked out for the next few months so they wouldn't have had much time anyway. On Stephen's return from his roadtrip with Nick & James some time was spent with Liv & Lochie before they headed off and also with Jude and Phil who were off to paraglide the mountains of France.
Stephen is back from his Team Atherton roadtrip
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And pals Jude & Phil show their juggling teaching skills
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... which Lochie takes to
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The guys head out for a cycle
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Paulie's favourite flowers aplenty
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The grand jardin is well used in Summer
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.. which keeps the staff busy
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Canard steak for petit déjeuner
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July 8 - Liv & Lochie head off for a Europe exploration
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At Montauban SNCF the staff are challenged by Eurail passes
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Leaning back with a heavy backpack has consequences
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Off to San Sebastian
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Caylus
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A farewell lunch in our village for Phil & Jude
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Packing everything away...including Tinkerbell
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.. who Stephen discovers has a tidy engine when disconnecting the battery
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Why he left it to the last 48 hours to put a Weber together nobody knows.
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And gives it a test fire
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Farewell to local friends
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(always good practice for Paulie's French)
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And possibly our last visit to Heathrow Terminal 3 1st Class Lounge now that Stephen's work travel is restricted (fear not lad- lifetime Gold means Business access)
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