Another long delay between blog entries and so much has happened! As we entered the New Year we decided to head back to our home in France as the prospect of remaining on the boat in Falmouth throughout the winter was not enticing. We were glued to the news of travel embargoes from the UK …
Well, we haven’t posted for a while so time for the last few words of the year. 2020 has been a little unpredictable and certainly not ideal for the first year of retirement. Our plans, to spend the winter skiing and the summer sailing to the Mediterranean, have been turned on their head. We had …
It’s been a long time since our last post… and I guess that is no surprise. As we finished our cycling trip, the evidence of rising Coronavirus cases meant further restrictions were likely, and as Summer moved to Autumn, so we saw our pre-skiing plans becoming increasingly disrupted. In late October further National lockdowns in …
https://cateandjonathan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_0181.mov The picture tells the whole story! Back on the 18th of this month when I posted the last entry, we were sitting on the boat looking out at the rain. Here we are nearly two weeks later and it is still raining. In between we have watched Storm Francis come and go and spent …
I’m writing this sitting on the boat, looking out across Falmouth Harbour through mist and rain. The forecast doesn’t look good: more rain to come over the next few days, and strong winds (40+mph tonight). On the plus side, all the outstanding work on the boat has now been finished, and we have picked up …
It’s now exactly five month since Jonathan snapped his Achilles whilst skiing off-piste. He’s been doing lot’s of rehab with an excellent physio called Jo who is based in Val d’Isere. His walking now only shows a trace of a limp and, following our lovely cycle trip in Annecy, we thought we might attempt something …
With the weather getting hotter and sunnier by the day, we thought we’d enjoy a little break in Annecy. There is a well marked cycle path around most of the lake, so ideal for a good, but not too challenging, cycle, with plenty of opportunities to cool off with a quick dip in the lake. …
For the last few weeks we’ve been revisiting some of our favourite walks, choosing those with good paths and gentle inclines as Jonathan continues his rehab. The walk to Lac de le Sassière starts at the small reservoir high above Lac du Chervil and ascends along a wide track to the lake. More walks lead …
We’ve spent a day wandering around Val d’Isère. The lifts are running, or at least, some of them, so we took the express lift up to the Solaise ski area for a little sightseeing. This lift was the one I used to come off the mountain after my injury, so was the last lift I …
Apologies for the scarcity of recent posts: there has not been a lot to write about with the twin confinements of my broken ankle and the Coronavirus lockdown. Hopefully things will start to pick up a bit now… It is all good news! As the lockdown eased, we have been able to return to France, …