Friends, Food, and France

Our three favorite things all came together this week in perfect harmony. We had the most wonderful visit to France. Even better than we could have hoped for since the weather was a gorgeous 80 degrees every day, all day. We were able to hang out at the beach, do some walking on the coast and have many meals outdoors. Our friends loaned us a gorgeous gite in half of their longiere and we could not have asked for more comfortable living arrangements. The kids managed to see all of their friends and spend some quality time with each. I did lots of driving them around but didn't mind a bit as it gave me time to visit with the parents of their friends as well. We were invited to at least a dinner, sometimes a lunch and dinner and even a snack on each day that we were in France so we ate plenty of good food. It was wonderful! After a sad good-bye to Vannes today, we drove all the way down to Genoa, Italy where we are staying for the night. We will then drive 2 more hours to Pisa tomorrow before getting on our cruise. Can't wait!!