Cote d'Azur

I survived the long weekend with the adults. ha-ha. Actually, what I survived was Larry's driving a stick shift van with crazy Frenchman veering all over the place. We stalled, a few times, there were some four letter words dropped, but all in all, it provided good entertainment. Thank God for roundabouts. We even managed to get 6 people with luggage smushed into the car so they could take me back to Nice with them. Very appreciative for the squish ladies! I had a great time with Larry, Gretel, Peg, Ann, Brian, Angie, and Stan. The van load picked me up at the train station in Monaco/Monte Carlo and we toured the city by getting lost, which is the best way if you ask me. Larry and I climbed up to the castle in Monaco and toured the gardens, which were nice. Lunch in Monte Carlo and then we headed back to Grimaud, where we were staying. The weather took a turn after that and it poured all day Thursday, but I can't complain, as the "rain day" provided me with the perfect opportunity to do all my laundry. That's a very exciting thing for me nowadays; don't I live an exciting life? The weather gods were kind enough to stop the rain while we toured St. Tropez. Angie assured us of its beauty, even though the clouds and gray sky tried to hide it. I missed out on making daquiris, as Larry and Brian drank most of the rum upon their arrival...our quest to find more Bacardi was unsuccessful, next time.

A huge thank-you to Larry and Gretel for inviting me along on their vacation, and treating me as one of their own; to Peg, Ann, Brian, Angie and Stan for letting me crash the vacation; and to Angie and Stan for opening up your home (and washing machine) to me. I had a lovely time.

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