It was overcast today but still 23deg at four this afternoon. We headed to the markets again first thing this morning looking for trinkets for all those lucky family members back home! Quite a few of the kids were there as well and were all enjoying themselves and having a good time.
The Principal of Daniel Talon school had invited us to her house for lunch today, so for dinner tonight we are having a cup of coffee! What a marathon effort - the lunch took four hours covering five courses in true french style! It was beautiful! Baz is loving his introduction to the french way of life! We also met Dominique's dog, which was almost a horse and I could quite easily have entered the Melbourne Cup riding it!
On the way out to her house we passed a settlement of shanty houses that some Kanaks live in. They are just put together using old pieces of scrounged timber, plastic and corrugated iron.. These ones were in the swampy area next to a small river so must have been extremely damp and unhealthy. Our kids will see some of them on the way out to Daniel Talon school on Tuesday morning. It's always an eye-opener for our kids to see the reality of home for some kids in another culture who are far less fortunate than themselves.
I'm sure everyone will be in bed early tonight as they need to be at school bright-eyed and bushy tailed by 7.30 in the morning. We will be able to tell you of their weekend exploits tomorrow night when we update you.
Au revoir!
Collen, Sophie and Baz
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| The principal of Daneil Talon school and her horse/dog |
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| The FA World cup |
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| Some of the constructed shanty houses |
Bon jour and kia ora from Taupo NZ, Madame Westerman.
ReplyDeleteIt is great to see the students enjoying themselves. The weather looks perfect and the surroundings amazing.
Please tell Sarah-Jane that I am so happy that she is sharing this experience and to enjoy every bit of it. I do miss her and love her. Please pass that on - thank you
Au revoir
Polly Withington
Wow, sounds like you are all having a blast!!
ReplyDeleteI bet it's a lot warmer over there than here!!
I hope Baz is behaving himself!! :)
Remind Bridie about my present too haha :)
Have fun!!
Jenna :)
Great to see the kids are having such a great time and confident enough to let everyone around know that too it seems!
ReplyDeletelots of love to Stella and everyone else and please bottle some of that sunshine and bring it home for us- its FREEZING here!!
love the Wilton-Stuarts
Bonjour, we have had a big dump of snow on the ranges in the night. Enjoy the sun while you can.Sarina you will be happy to know that your soccer team won on Saturday 10-3, but they missed you still!!A few more sheep and a few more calves to add to the mix. The food fair sounds amazing, wish we were there!!We are enjoying reading the blogs, thank you so much for keeping us up to date with their adventures. Love to Sarina.xx
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