thewills'wanderings

Big news is that our computer has died. Well maybe not actually dead yet but very sick, so we are feeling very lost. You soon realise how much you rely on it when you don’t have it. We can probably get it fixed over here but are having trouble finding anyone to do it. So for now our updates will be brief and sorry no photos. It costs about $20 an hour to use the internet so I’ll keep it brief.

Well, we had a fantastic 2 nights in London with Colin and |Margaret(Anne’s Mum and Dad). They really spoilt us with great homecooked food and just generally looking after us. We did lots of the London sights and really enjoyed it. We had great weather, a high of 30 degrees one day! Who says England weather is bad?

We then flew from London to Frankfurt and picked up our camper which is great-a bit smaller than we thought, still sleeps 6 but is quite cramped moving around. We then drove to Paris in 2 days staying on the way at a beautiful little spot on the border of Germany and Luxemburg. It was at a vineyard and we didn’t have to pay to camp just buy some wine, which we did. Michaella walked nearby and bought a huge big lettuce that the farmer picked out of his garden for her. We are SO loving the food here. Germany was quite cheap especially for cheese, salami, ham etc. It’s so nice having a fridge full of yummy cheese and meats.

We stayed on the outskirts of Paris and caught the train in. What a buzz to arrive in the centre of Paris right outside the Notre Dame! We even bumped into someone we knew from Papatoetoe(Judith Robertson) inside the cathedral! We really only got a taste of Paris but it was enough for the kids. The highlight for them was watching the crazy rollerbladers and kids doing tricks on bikes at the Eiffel Tower. We had a great day, so nice to see famous sights that you’ve only seen on movies and read about.

We next day I went off by myself to Versaille and had a wander while Tim did washing and other stuff. Lucky me, eh?That afternoon we left Paris and drove to the Burgundy region and stayed at a little place called Beaune. It was stunningly beautiful, surrounded by vineyards and little wine cellars and gourmet food stores everywhere. Oh, I have to come back here again with some girlie friends!!

We then hit the road and headed for Chaminix in the French Alps which is where we are now. The scenery is amazing and we’re really enjoying just being here. We couldn’t hire a climbing rope so Tim bought one this morning and he’s off climbing now with all the girls. I’m in town with no children and going to sit in a little cafe and have a coffee. Can’t wait! Because things are expensive here we haven’t been eating out and I’ve been very restrained and not bought a coffee yet. I have to have one though, I can’t possibly walk past all of these cafes. We’ve been having beautiful croissants and baguettes for breakfast and lunch. I love all of the cheese and wine. The cheese is wasted on Tim, how can he not like cheese? Lucky he likes red wine! Wine is really quite cheap, sometimes cheaper than water!

Well, I better go, I don’t want to spend all my money on internet and not be able to afford a coffee!

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