Travel Day

July 7, 2010 4:00 AM

I can't believe I'm up at this time of the morning, sitting at the computer, attempting to write my first 'blog'. My brain is fuzzy, but since I can't sleep, I thought I would try to do something productive. The good news is that by the time we finish dinner on the plane I may be so exhausted I might actually sleep. The bad news is that if I'm true to form, I won't sleep at all and will be a real-life zombie by the time we land in Paris at 4:00 PM tomorrow (that's 7:00 AM PDT, I think).

I hope you all check this blog periodically. I'll try to post news and pictures every day (no guarantees) as Rich and I meander our way across France. The itinerary we've planned takes us to Paris, the French Alps, the French Riviera, Provence (lavender fields and ??), Dordogne (prehistoric caves), Normandy and the D-Day beaches, and finally a week-long bike ride through the Loire valley to visit many of France's most impressive chateaux.

I may even get Rich to post a blog or two along the way. You may get to hear him complain about all the "quarter-mile" hikes I take him on and his sore bum during our Loire valley bike rides. For those of you not familiar with his Christmas letters, I promise it will be entertaining.

OK, so much for my first blog. I'll give you all an update once we land in Paris.