Last night, our tour crew of 20 had a wonderful dinner. It started with salad and quiche. The main course was pork loin, sauteed mushrooms with roasted chestnuts, and rosemary potatoes. Can't forget the countless bottles of wine! There was also a cheese course and a dessert course, but I was so tired I opted to retire early for bed. I wasn't the only one to bid bonne nuit either.
We have a great bunch. Several folks are from Texas and they fit your typical Texas bill. We also have a couple of people from my neck of the woods. They're great riders and I'm sure we'll connect for rides back in California when the trip is over. Our guides are super cool as well. Cendrine grew up in France. She is very bubbly and you can just tell she loves life. Both of our male your guides, Gilles (pronounced Shz+ill) and Christian, are hotties for sure.
Today we descended down Alpe d'Huez about half way and caught a smaller road to Les Deux Alpes. There are so many wonderful things about this country, but one thing that struck me was all of the gardens that people tend to outside their home. Most folks grow an assortment of lettuce, green onion, and carrots. It shows in the food we have consumed too. Everthing is so fresh. When I left for France, I told myself to try to take some of the things I really admired about the french culture and apply that my own life in California. Maybe this trip will bring out the green in my thumb.
It was another day of ALL climbing. If we weren't climbing, we were descending. We made it to the top of Les Deux Alpes and ate lunch at an Italian restaurant called La Vetrata. I snagged a pic from my blackberry. Hopefully, it is showing up on the slideshow portion of this blog. In total, 75 km and 6000 ft of climbing for today.
Tomorrow marks the first day that we will actually get to see the pro riders. It will be a spectacular day to say the least! Stage 17 of the tour finishes atop Alpe d'Huez. The vibe of this mountain just grows with more intensity each day. I can only imagine how it will feel to cheer on the boys as they go up tomorrow.
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6 comments:
must see photos of the hot tour guides.
Kimmy,
I't should be a great stage. We all wish we were there too.
Monica
Great stories Kim, keep it up! Say hello to my (drunk) Dutch friends on the Alp... Sounds like you're having fun. Tomorrow is a good opportunity to push some of the pro's up the hill....
Willem
I will be watching on Wednesday to see if you are on the sidelines cheering on the boys...
M&D
Yummy, the food sounds great! Thanks goodness for all the climbing to burn the calories, but you don't have to worry about that, I know I would. I am still jealous I am not there with you.
Wikie
Kimmy, we looked for you this morning but did not see you. But given that huge mass of bodies I think an army division could have escaped notice!
Enjoy all that food. Lots of good stuff, some not so common over here. One of the reasons I love to travel.
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