Chris & Carter at the beach

A couple of weeks ago, Carter and I took a Friday and Saturday (and as it turns out, part of Sunday) and went to Normandy. On Friday we joined a randonnée (hike) with a group of parents from his school, and first visited Lisieux, then on to Deauville-sur-Mer for a hike on the bluffs by the English Channel. Then he & I stayed, partly just to hang out, and partly to have part one of "the talk". Yikes! But it went really easily, as it turns out. Much easier than catching our train Saturday night. I misread the train schedule and we missed the last train out, so we stayed an extra night and returned midday Sunday. Here's the proof.

(This only looks like it was posted by Betsy as I seem to be logged in as her.)

Hooooopz!

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Egypt trip, part 5: Ballooning over Luxor

I think we all agreed that of the many highlights, our daybreak balloon ride over Luxor was right at the top. That's why I haven't narrowed it down to fewer than 157 pictures, sorry!

Egypt trip, part 4: Luxor and the Theban necropolis

... in which your intrepid explorers, having left the felucca, drive to Luxor, visit the Valleys of the Kings and Queens and their tombs, see Hatshepsut's Temple, and generally indulge their Egyptomania ...