Piet and Mary went to the house in France for a well-deserved break from a hectic few months. They enjoyed a week of beautiful summer weather and spend most time in the garden (preparing for Beau's arrival), on the bike (to train for l'Etape du Tour) and on the terrace (reading a book).
They also made a 2 day trip to the Rhone valley, following some of the highlights of Piet's wine trip from March, earlier this year. They visited the Grotte de Choranche, made a nice walk near Valence and ended the first day at La Cachette. This is a restaurant where food is treated as art, and also tastes like that: one of the best dinners we ever had! The following day we did a short walk around the medical village of Malleval, where we finished off a simple lunch with tasty ripe cherries, hanging off many trees. A stop in Vienne was postponed to a later date.
In the evenings they followed the Giro d'Italia, and arrived home just in time to witness Tom Dumoulin take a historic victory. And to see Paula of course, who survived a week by herself, hobbling around with, and without crutches. The wheelchair can be returned!
The medieval village of Malleval
