Time Flies

Well September is over and we have done a whirlwind tour of places in Europe we have never been before! ( a few exceptions, but mostly new to us all).  We are now further north and continuing to head that way. The days are definitely shorter and it is cold at night. Though we have been lucky to have lots of warm sun during the day and have been able to get in some camping.  Most campgrounds are now closed but if possible we will see what we can squeeze in.

This year is a different year from our last.  The logistics are a bit wild as we ensure we can connect with Mima on her holidays and she gets lots of them (great for us). Because she is 12, most airlines won't allow her on international flights unaccompanied or at all alone.  So we are doing lots of back and forth and going via Cannes to pick her up or drop her off. Good thing Easy Jet has stupid crazy deals on flights! (we found one flight for thirty Euros one way Amsterdam to Nice).

I am looking forward to the next two weeks as we head in to Norway. We will spend most of our time in smaller more rural areas getting in some hiking and outdoor experiences. Then in mid October we will connect with Mima in Amsterdam and slowly work our way back to Cannes with her.

So much to do and see!

I have created a map showing in red where we have been and in blue our tentative October plan.  Hopefully it loads and you can have a look!

First Day of School

So the first day of school has been great, started off as a long sleep in and a relaxing morning with fresh fruit for breakfast.

 We decided to go kick a ball around at a field that we had noticed yesterday when dropping my sister off, we got up there and a local coach started asking me if I wanted to play for his team. In our broken French and his broken English we found out that there is a game tonight at 5pm. I was so exited to play with some locals on a beautiful field. After talking to the manager some more we realized you cant actually just play one game because of insurance. So that sucks. We had fun anyways just goofing around on the field. Lunch time came and we went to a sea side,  delicious greek restaurant.

I quite like my school so far and am looking forward to the rest of the year!!

Take Two

Well here we are - five years later already and on our way.  With minimal  pre-planning this time, we are making our plans as we go.  Stop one: Cannes, France.

We spent all day yesterday moving Mima in to her new digs for the year. She has a lovely location and the school is just completing brand new studios, ready for classes Nov.1.  The staff are friendly and the feel of the place is vibrant.   Exciting and terrifying are the words used by Mima to describe how she is feeling. Everything is very French - imagine!  But knowing she has two years of French Immersion  and some of the girls have no knowledge of the language makes it a little easier. She is not alone. Saying goodbye on Tuesday will be a killer - but we see her again Mid October for a couple of weeks.

The rest of us - and we are lucky to be with my Dad and Jayne, have spent the days checking out the local villages and beaches and cuisine.  Mattias' new past time is checking out super yachts and some pretty amazing cars.  Ferraris are a dime a dozen here. I have to say, not a bad way to start out the year!

We are starting to set some tentative plans for the rest of the year.  We are off to Italy from here and then back to Barcelona to watch a FC Barca game. For the last part of September and to the end of October we will travel through northern Europe.  Probably from there we will head to Africa for a couple of months and then head back to this part of the world - or somewhere nearby to spend Christmas.  TBD!

Stay tuned as we will let you know our plans as we make them!

We miss everyone at home,
take care.....