I know, it has been forever since I have written. I guess it is as it always is, when you are about at the end of the trip that you start really appreciating the experience and filling the days more completely.
I am back in Ganges. Went up to the snow last week for 5 days. Was invited by my friends Mike and Mary who live in Paris to Alp D'Huez. I couldn't have imagined a more beautiful place. From Grenoble it is about an hour bus ride way up into the montains on a road that it occasionally the final push of the Tour de France. I cannot imagine walking up this road, much less biking.
They are pretty experienced skiiers so I pretty much spent my days alone, renting a snowboard and working on my "skills". What was pretty awesome is that they had 4 pretty long runs for beginners that were free so I spent my days there trying to get on my heel edge and falling a lot. It was a blast though and I hope to get back there some day when I am a better boarder.
I stayed up late last night hanging out with Che. He got home the day before I left for the snow. We talked movies and watched funny british animation and drank some Japanese whiskey (who knew?). The brand is Santori like the kind in "Lost in Translation" that Bill Murray is sponsering. It was yummy but made me sleep till noon....oh, well.
Walked around town hunting for gifts for people at home. Got a cute French childrens book. They asked me if it was a gift and I just said yes although it is for my collection....so it is wrapped and ready for me to tear into when i get home....well, at least it won't get banged up in transit. I think that I went onto every little shop in town which is really only 10 shops or so. I did, however, find a little junk shop (brocante) on a side street that I had never seen and scored something for my mom ans sister.
Tomorrow I am going to visit a friend of Stupi's who lives near to here. It will be fun to go on a little drive and get to meet her and her baby. Rebecca comes on Fri and I am thinking that we might go to Arles for the day on Sat, maybe into Montpellier....then Mon I am off. Have already been planning for the week I get home. Blake and I are going up the coast for a little trip and might meet up with Jodi/ Thomas in Mendo....go to a crab feed! I am excited for home and already nostolgic for this place.....strange....xoxo
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