Bregenzerwald, Austria Summer 2008 Part Deux

The church in Bezau
Madeleine looking lovely

All of the gravesites had these little receptacles for water, not sure why...for the birds?

Bregenzerwald, Austria Summer 2008

I think it's important to introduce the concept of 'SPA-ing' very early in life. Especially for girls, because if everyone had perfectly manicured toes, well, surely the world would be a better place!

Our beautiful bathing beauties-in the pool twice a day!

More later!

Tomorrow on July 15th, Doug turns 30 something!! It's his birthday, and we are celebrating by making a cake, cards and giving him the Swiss watch he's never dreamed of. His dreams were a little loftier, but he'll love this one becuase it's from us.


Happy Birthday to Doug!!!!!

Wednesday Evening Sailing on Lac Léman

The wonderful view from our balcony!

My Brother Glen at Half Ironman in Peterborough

This is Glen's first Half Ironman and he was hoping to finish in less than 6 hours. His time was 5:49:09. AWESOME!!!

Half Ironman is 2 km swim, 90 km bike, 21 km run.

I finally caught up with Glen this morning by phone, to hear all the details of his first of many half ironmans to come. He said that the swim was a mass start, and he was lucky to have only been elbowed in the face once this time!

Typically he transitions fast, and has a fast ride, before finishing with the run. He did have some knee problems during the cycling, but luckily it wasn't a concern during the run.

His biggest challenge he said was to get enough nutrition during the race, without cramping, dehydrating or hurling. Distance Racing is an elite sport for a reason. Not for the faint of heart!!

HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY TOM!!!!!!!!

Summer Vacation

Doug was off to the US for business, so I thought it would be a good idea to take the girls on a road trip through the south of France, to stay with my cousin Pat in Aix en Provence. The words 'roadtrip' and 'south fo France' sound really good in your head. They even look good on paper. The reality is something completely different when your fellow trippers are both under the age of five and lean heavily into the car sickness category on mountain passes. Can't say as I blame them.