The last leg...

So after being stranded in London for 5 days due to the volcano, my friend Mel and I finally made it back to her place in Toulouse. Seeing how we spent the night in the airport, we had a quick siesta before heading to the west coast of France, to Mel's friend's cottage in Hossegor.

We had a hot weekend, full of baguette, cheese, wine, the beach and petanque (basically the french version of bocci). We even fit in a daytrip to Sainte Jean de Luz, where I actually ate oysters, prawns, mussels and fish soup...alot for a person that hates seafood.

We headed back to Toulouse for Mel's last week of work, backed up her apartment and moved in with a french family (friends of Mel's), who had a 2 year old, 4 year old, and 6 year old...it was quite the stay. We had the most amazing wine and cheese night for the wife's (Vanessa) birthday, with four different wines, homemade bread, 8 cheeses...and jell-o shooters thanks to Mel.

For our last beach holiday, we decided to go to Les Saintes Maries de La Mer, a small beach town in between Nimes and Marseille, right at the south of France on the mediterranean sea. It was a mix of french, spanish and greek...it was amazing! We spent most of our time on the beach, and one day decided to walk to a lighthouse...it was 26km there and back! The weather was a little unpredictable. We got sunburnt, got caught in a rain storm, a wind storm, and a crazy sand storm all in a span of 5 days!

We are now back in Toulouse, leaving tonight for another night in the airport before flying to Paris early tomorrow morning. Mel will continue on to Canada, while I spend my last 3 days in Paris before coming home...