Europe - South of france here i come.
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Surferbruce
07-08-08, 07:22 PM
i'm departing at the end of september for a one year sabbatical in the south. renting a house in the aveyron, not far from villefrance de rouerge. not that anyones counting but i have 76 more days to go.
if you're near the region and interested in hooking up with a californie, let me know.
a bientot....
Gordon P
07-08-08, 07:49 PM
Sounds like a dream! What are your plans?
Surferbruce
07-08-08, 08:37 PM
it should be a dream.
plans include lots of riding locally around the rolling hills of the aveyron and the tarn and lot.
at least one trip up north to see belgium and take in a spring classic or two, and at least one trip to italy.
as many of the big classic climbs as possible.
follow around next years tour a bit (this years stage 8 goes right through our soon-to-be neighborhood.)
i'm an artist/painter by trade so it's a bit of a sabbatical to focus on doing some artwork (at least that's the official line.)
hope to solidify my french too.
my wife and i have been planning and dreaming of it for almost ten years, but it's only now that we can make it happen, even with the euro/dollar.
we'll be in the countryside, so a big part of the plan coming from L.A. is to simplify our lives a lot, and escape the horrid crowded consumer driven lifestyle here.