Au Revoir La Source

Oh no we start our journey back to Blighty this afternoon. Holly and Belle have extended their vacation until 18th Oct when Belle can officially come back to the Uk. La Source have a full set of instructions to maintain two happy mutts, Belle has a pair of my socks and a towel to cuddle upto in my absence. Holly can't wait for us clear off so she can put her feet up.
So that's it for now Ian heads to Denver Colorado in Nov so new posts will appear then from him. I'll keep updating the site and adding snippets from the past few months.
Will see you all very soon!!

Let's rock

Le Claps Via Ferrata and Mark's first difficult grade. Mum and Claire could not bare to watch so went shopping instead while Dad disappeared for a kip in the van. At lunch time I managed to slice my thumb after a fight with a crusty baguette and Mum thinks climbing is dangerous. Mark took the Ferrata in his stride and chatted all the way round with a few brief quiet moments on the scary bits. Ian however was quiet most of the way round as usual muttering to himself to calm his nerves. He loves it really, just scared of heights!

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11 years today!

We got hitched, today though was slightly less nerve racking. Tried a few climbs but seem a bit rusty and have lost our edge after a particularly scary Via Ferrata in the rain the other day. The rain started after we left I would just like to point out. Boots don't like vertical rock and metal ladders when it's wet. Ian huffed and puffed to control his nerves and cursed all the way round scaring me more than the slippery rock did. He makes me lead the routes coz if I can do it so can he and I get to see the scary stuff first. He ain't daft you know. After a long two hours we were back on solid ground, headed back to the van for hot soup and a chill whereupon Ian declared how much he enjoyed the Ferrata.
Today was a lot less taxing, but we need to limber up a bit and get our climbing heads back on. Further along the crag a two year old was getting hoisted up a 4B he seemed to be enjoying it, though don't think he had much choice in the matter. We decided to do the Ferrata at Le Jarjatte too as the weather looked like it would hold out. We did this route last year so felt confident to try again in better conditions than the other day. It was a blast, had the crag to ourselves, the sun on our backs and big thunderous clouds looming over the craggy peaks in the distance. We'd forgot how demanding this route was though, already tired arms trying to pull us up another overhang, but hey it was good fun and you can't feel more alive than seeing a three hundred foot drop below your feet. As we finished the heavens opened and the thunder roared while we sat in the van having a brew. It's very civilized this motorhome lark.
We celebrated our anniversary with a pizza from the pizza caravan shack in Veyne. Ian did offer to take me out to dinner but a pizza was a novelty after so many months, he always say's I'am cheap to keep.!

Via Ferrata Will

Via Ferrata Will
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Will The Conquerer
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Back in France

We are back at La Source for a few weeks. Just time to get some serious climbing and Via ferrattas in before our return to England. Tracey, Heather, William and Thomas have been here a week on holday. A couple of days at the local lake ensured that Ian and I were dunked several times by Will and Thomas. We got them back mind when we dangled them on a rockface and took Will on his first Via ferratta.
Boy it's hot here but after getting soaked for the whole of August we're loving it.