Panchotexane, the bluebonnet of the Alps

This year, we celebrated Christmas at our place. Arno’s family and mine joined us to have a great and happily diner.

Thank to all, we had so much joy in having you and Santa was very generous for all of us.

Merry Christmas to all and have a great ending year.

  

 

 

This summer, we traveled to Cabo verde. This country is constituted of ten islands. We visited Santiago, Sao Vicente and Santo Antao in 12 days. We went to the capital Praia in Santiago and tried to visit has much places has we could.

Besides the total incompetence of Caboverde airline, our trip was rich on wonderful landscapes and the people were so nice!! We keep great memories of Manuel our driver and his grog.

Here is some pics that you might enjoy.

On our way to Ponta do sol by the mountain road

  Ponta do Sol

 

Ribeira de Paul

 

                  

Coming back to the residence by collectivo

In front of the road, fisherman building his boat

North-East Cost

A Little hungry? we ate lots of fish

 

 Wonderful hike to Fontainas, first time it was raining, we saw lots of waterfalls and the trail was completely flowed!

 

 

and the second time, it was very warm, sunny and really worth it to do it twice, both during bad and good weather, the landscape was incredible!!

 

 

 

   

Back to Ribeiras, the harbor

 

For our last night on the island, we watch this great sunset

 

 

The fall season has arrived!!

Life is getting harder, when you wake up it’s still dark outside and when you get home after a sheety day at work, it feels like you did not enjoy the light from this great cloudy and cold day.

LIFE IS HARD MY FRIENDS!!

There is no traditional Berthoud in the part of France where I try to live. No savoyard dishes! Can you believe it!? No paella from dorothee’s mother.

LIFE IS HARD MY FRIENDS!!

You have to work more and more to get money, it’s called the FU _ _ING CRISIS! Soon I will have to stock going the manicure. Can you believe it?

LIFE IS HARD MY FRIENDS!!

Halloween sucks in France. Let’s just say that we are far behing the wonderful decoration and preparation from American’s halloween. Oh! and no Thanksgiving in France, NADA, niet, nothing, que dalle!

LIFE IS HARD MY FRIENDS!!

That is why I feels very reconforting to have a great cup of rum with my dead giraffe (Sorry Nath c’est se que j’ai trouve de plus proche d’un sanglier mort chez moi, en même temps je suis un peu en ville).

Voila c’est pour me faire pardonner de tout mon retard sur le blog et lui donner une raison d’exister. Grace a toi! Thanks to Nath qui m’a redonne la motiv d’écrire!

I am running late on my blog. This past month we have done so many things that i have been storing pics and the stories.

On july 14th we spend 4 days camping at '”The aigle camp'” close to “Les aiguines”, wich is a small village over seeing the Verdon lake. It’s a very quiet and nice place to camp, we did enjoy our stay there.

During those 4 days, we went hiking and climbing, we had lot of fun canyoning in the Verdon river, we also enjoyed swimming in the lake.

Our camp site

Having breakfast

 

The view from our camp site 

Les Aiguines

 

The Verdon lake

 

 

The Verdon canyon

        

 

        

              

 

Sunset on the Verdon lake