In the second part of our summer holidays Dorien, Lars and Ollie joined us in France. Piet had to go back to The Hague for two weeks to work, and returned for the last part of the holidays, with another week of tele-travail and two weeks of proper leave.
It probably reads like a broken record, but this time was spend hiking, cycling, trail running and some work around the house and garden, mentally all very relaxing. Pippin and Ollie enjoyed each others company, and played a lot together, in addition to a daily walk and cool down in the Sarenne river.
After 25 years Piet joined the local cycling club UC Oisans, which was revived recently, and is mainly run by English people, who live permanently in the area. He joined them on several rides and enjoyed the company (similar age and speed).
The weather had two faces: first a 10 day heatwave ('canicule' in French), followed by a 20 degree drop in temperature, and 3 days of rain. The last week of our holidays teh weather was perfect, with crystal clear skies, pleasant temperatures and ideal hiking and cycling conditions. The last days were spend cleaning the house and our terrain, ready for our return on October. Below are some pictures to give an impression (with a keen dog model!).
