Feb 7th marked the first fortnight en France for Paulie and Stephen. The guys are well and truly settled in now with the house set up as desired for a long stay, and it marks a year since the team initially set up shop. Winter may not be as warm as their last visit, but they were kept warm & busy with day trips, a lovely visit from James, and plenty of "play". The guys head to the U.K. on the 24th where they have a few professional meetings to see if they can balance their play with some work.
First call is to check on Michael's (soon to be) pad around the corner
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.. and then an inspection of the rest of the village
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Jan 26. Australia Day. Had a couple over for dinner.. but Stephen felt a wee bit alone as the only Aussie in the village
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.. unlike back in Brisbane where Olivia & Lochie were not alone.
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Bedroom/study. Chris & Lou's donated kelim est parfait
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Paulie out for her morning run.
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In Toulouse - Les Abattoirs (now museum of mod art)
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... who were very proud of their Picasso theatre backdrop
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Feb 1st. James drops in from Oxford
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The fashionista ready to head off on a trip
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A day trip to Figeac
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As we go for a morning walk, snow starts to fall
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... and the village transforms
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kindling collecion
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A drive up the stone roads to the hill town of Cordes-sur-Ceil
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.. and down again in our 20 year old "Tinkerbell"
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Back home - a chance to try the chorus of La Marseillaise
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In summer this is an island and swimming hole
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Around the gorge
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Feb 5 - James has to head home to Oxford.
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Which offers an opportunity to find those bikes we've been looking for
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And at Blagnac InterSport store some good ones are on sale, so mission accomplished.
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Time to put the bikes to work. A 20km ride is a good start
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.. off road
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and on road
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.... through fields
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As the sun sets we agree that the bikes were a good buy!
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