Kathryn and I have been traveling back and forth to France a lot over the last 15 months, and I figure it’s time to share why....
Continue reading...Winding down the year
Kathryn and I are winding down the year with another trip to Montpellier, to continue the project we’ve been working on for over a year. With...
Continue reading...Mixing pleasure with business
Normally, it wouldn’t make a whole lot of sense to spend an entire day traveling somewhere and an entire day traveling home only to be spend...
Continue reading...Déjà vu
It seems like only four weeks ago I was sitting in Terminal 3 at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, waiting for the first of three flights...
Continue reading...On our way home … eventually
We’ve been in France for nine days, and I’d been too busy to post an update. Well, I have plenty of time now, as our flight...
Continue reading...Another trip overseas
I realize it’s been over three months since my last blog post. Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated. At the moment, Kathryn and I...
Continue reading...Limping to the finish: Navarrenx to Aroue to Ostabat-Asme to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
For most of the journey, Babar and I have had different cadences and walking styles. However, just before Navarrenx, we started walking alongside each other. I...
Continue reading...Making distance: Nogaro to Aire-sur-l’Adour to Arzacq-Arraziguet to Arthez-de-Bearn to Navarrenx
After a rough afternoon and evening Wednesday spent recovering from whatever had gotten me sick, I woke up a little on the late side Thursday, but...
Continue reading...Two rough days: Condom to Éauze to Nogaro
Tuesday’s early morning departure from Condom started off well enough. The weather was pleasant, and the trail out of the city followed the river for a...
Continue reading...Climate change: Auvillar to Lectoure to Condom
Last Sunday was the last day of a prolonged, unseasonable heat wave in this part of France. The mercury may not have called it the hottest...
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