Friday morning we awoke to sunshine and a great day for bicycling. Now long after we got on the road we came across these beautiful sunflower fields. Many of you have seen them on T.V. during the Tour de France, but to see them up close was breathtaking. It seemed like the fields went on forever. What a great way to start the day.
We stopped in this little village to get some cheese and bread for lunch and this monsieur approached us for a picture. He spoke French and between the three of us we were able to make out he was a past bike racer. He used his hands to help us understand he was also a cowboy. I asked if he would take a picture of the three of us and then he walked to the bike and hopped in the picture. Obviously he thought we wanted a picture of him. We laughed about it later. He was so friendly and had his own camera and took a picture of the bike. It is times like this that we wish we were fluent in French.
Along the road we saw many grape and apple groves but this was the first pear grove we saw. I assume it will soon be pear season at the market. I am looking forward to the apples too.
The French our serious about no cars on their bike paths so quite frequently we came upon these "Meghan wackers". The triple bike would make it through but occasionally we would wack Meghan off the rear of the bike and have to go back and ger her! Please don't take us too seriously!
We loved seeing the countryside of France and the quiet, peaceful towns. Some of the small farm communities were so quiet, we wondered where the people were. The farmers here were going about their everyday life and guess what kind of tractors they were driving? Massey Ferguson. I knew a lot about International Harvester tractors from my dad as a child but not much about Massey Ferguson. After researching the web, I discovered they make their machinery in Brazil, Denmark, and France as well. The tractors are made in France and the balers and combines in the U.S.
Friday morning we awoke to sunshine and a great day for bicycling. Now long after we got on the road we came across these beautiful sunflower fields. Many of you have seen them on T.V. during the Tour de France, but to see them up close was breathtaking. It seemed like the fields went on forever. What a great way to start the day.
We stopped in this little village to get some cheese and bread for lunch and this monsieur approached us for a picture. He spoke French and between the three of us we were able to make out he was a past bike racer. He used his hands to help us understand he was also a cowboy. I asked if he would take a picture of the three of us and then he walked to the bike and hopped in the picture. Obviously he thought we wanted a picture of him. We laughed about it later. He was so friendly and had his own camera and took a picture of the bike. It is times like this that we wish we were fluent in French.
Along the road we saw many grape and apple groves but this was the first pear grove we saw. I assume it will soon be pear season at the market. I am looking forward to the apples too.
The French our serious about no cars on their bike paths so quite frequently we came upon these "Meghan wackers". The triple bike would make it through but occasionally we would wack Meghan off the rear of the bike and have to go back and ger her! Please don't take us too seriously!
We loved seeing the countryside of France and the quiet, peaceful towns. Some of the small farm communities were so quiet, we wondered where the people were. The farmers here were going about their everyday life and guess what kind of tractors they were driving? Massey Ferguson. I knew a lot about International Harvester tractors from my dad as a child but not much about Massey Ferguson. After researching the web, I discovered they make their machinery in Brazil, Denmark, and France as well. The tractors are made in France and the balers and combines in the U.S.
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I love the picture of the sunflowers. That is my favorit flower.
In Daniel's class this year for social studies they do "around the world in 180 days". The first country they "visit" is FRANCE. He is so excited that he actually knows someone living there.
Can't wait to hear more.
Love,
Beth
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