off to france!

our big adventure has started!  i'm off with kerry and austin to see the southwestern part of france….we will be joined with russell and kristen on saturday night…then, on sunday we will take the train to bordeaux to meet up with shem and andrea hannemann!  what fun…..

i always have a few things that seem to want to ruin the vacay from the start….so, of course i did this time also….thursday morning i was busy, but had everything handled…that is until i woke up with a bad stomach and everything that goes with it!  so, i went to the doc for some meds to save me on the trip…..had to meet with mark and mike about cabinets and things for the kitchen….check….went home…finished up stuff there…then, needed to get my passport…no biggee….i have a safe that i keep it in….it can be a little touchy….hmmm….it's not opening…starting at 4:15….at 5ish i call russ and ask him if he can come and help….he comes and can't get it…at about 5:40 we decide to call a locksmith…they are supposed to arrive by 6….i'm supposed to have left by 5:45….russ keeps working on safe…then, he looks up the safe maker on the internet…they have instructions! i'm trying again, no luck….the safe guy hasn't come yet…finally at 5:55…russ gets the safe open!! woo hoo!  i cancel the safe guy….get my passport…i'm out the door, fast!  traffic starts up in about calabasas…..not a good sign…i hear there's an accident up ahead….but, luckily for me i get to the airport in about an hour and 10 min….relief!  so, now we're flying set to arrive in a couple of hours…i just woke up…it was probably the best sleep i've had on a plane…i was worn out!!!  so, our trip consists of:

we arrive in paris at night….sleep…saturday morning, austin, kerry and i will go and see the sights of paris…we only have one day, so we'll be busy…the louvre, the eiffel tower, the shops, notre dame….to name a few…i can't wait!  russ and kristen arrive that night…on sunday morning we take the train to bordeaux and meet up with shem and andrea….we'll be in bordeaux for a few days…then, we drive down the coast to biaritzz….it's a famous beach town in france….this is also the start of 'basque country' which we are going to see…the basque's live in northern spain and southern france…they have their own unique culture…so, it will be fun to see…..after a few days we drive into spain to san sebastian….this is still the basque country…then we head back to bordeaux, fly to paris and fly home….it will be a great trip.!!