Royan

Bon Jour

We are now in Royan France. We decided to take a train south to the beach just west of Bordeaux. We were seeking better weather as it became rainy and cool. Sherry made sure that we we made it to the train station 2 hours before we needed to be there, thank you very much for the 6 a.m. wake up call!!! The train ride went without a hitch but it made us nervous putting all that stuff on the trains. We met a couple of other touring cyclists and they were helpful too. It is nice that we have the option of getting on a train if we get tired of an area.

So, we are in Royan, we packed the tent up today and got ready to ride the coast of France. Well, it started pouring rain!! No good for the homeless americans who cannot speak French! Fortuantely we are still at the campground all pack up but sitting in the club house waiting out the storm.

We plan to head to wine country tomorrow and spend a few days enjoying the wine.

Just want to tell those folks at Pariter that I am not really missing work. It is sad to say that I rarely think of the returns project or redeposits or any of the deadlines!!! Thanks Jim and Franciso for covering everything while I am gone.

The skies are starting to lighten and we hope to catch a ferry across some bay here in a little bit. The nice thing about this computer, besides staying in touch, is that I can go to weather.com and get a satelite image of what to expect. I expect clearing soon!!

Cheers from France and I hope everyone is truely doing well back home. We are having a wonderful experience here but we do miss our family, friends, and co-workers.