Around Vauville

We don't spend ALL of our free time travelling. We do enjoy our home when we are here, especially the sunsets over the water. We like to go biking along the miles of nearby trails. We have had some adventures in the scrub and steep sand dunes with our bikes. We also like to take long hikes along the trails that line the water.

One Sunday we enjoyed the annual Vauville derby that took place just up the road. At lunch we had to laugh at the differences between American and French concession stands at such sporting events. Instead of what we are used to (BBQ, hamburgers, hotdogs, soda, brownies, etc), they roasted salted lamb, had a variety of gourmet salads (some with shrimp), specialty cheeses, tarts, and wine! This was after the aperitif that was between the event and lunch time. But, in either country, at any event, you will find French fries!

One of the perks to living here is the fun stream of traffic going by our house on the street. The kitchen window is like an entertainment center, where in the summer I see a constant stream hikers, tourists with cameras, huge tour buses, horses and riders, carriages, ponies, boats, and tractors. And one evening,while the Harpers were here visiting, a herd of sheep went by. Sandra dropped everything and ran out the door--we didn't know what was going on until we followed her and saw them!

We also find a little time to go to the beach. We mostly walk there around sunset, but on occasion we could be found relaxing with our lounge chairs at the edge of the water.