October 1, 2026 Reims, France WWI Battlefields When I was a student in Tour 48 years ago our group toured around many of the chateaux in the Loire valley. We were studying the history of the region; it always struck me that I could be standing where King Francois 1st stood, or where Henri deContinue reading “WALKING IN THE STEPS OF…”
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WHAT DID I JUST READ?
September 28, 2026 Saumur, France 🇫🇷 I have crossed a barrier. I just read a paragraph is French and afterwards realized that I was not reading English text. As a student in France we knew when we were becoming acclimated to the language because we began dreaming in French. The mind is a funny andContinue reading “WHAT DID I JUST READ?”
AN AUSPICIOUS START
September 26, 2026 Tours, France After an excellent trip to Yellowstone the the Grand Tetons we are once again on the road. Or in the air as it may be. And riding the rails too. It really was a janked up beginning to this trip. We gave ourselves two days to do laundry and re-pack,Continue reading “AN AUSPICIOUS START”
DAY 1…AND SO IT BEGINS
I don’t know if I’ll make it, But watch how good I fake it. It’s alright, alright, tonight, tonight Hot Chelle Rae, 2011 So none of the 10 plagues happened today and I did make it to our first stop Orisson. It was only 5.5 miles and I don’t have the exact elevation but myContinue reading “DAY 1…AND SO IT BEGINS”
