Vroom Droom Adventures

Because it is easiest to update our travels while on the move using the Polarsteps App, please follow us on our trip Leaving Chateau du Mont ‘Leaving Normandy - Pyrénées Bound!’ at https://www.polarsteps.com/ ElizabethVroom/7107647- leaving-normandy-pyrenees- bound?s=5e32c1d2-0ea8-4eca- b251-8edba8bbdab0 You must choose to check the Polarsteps App for updates. Check on our progress when and as you please, or not at all - your choice.  Tentative summer plan...so far, so good... April 11, 2023: We are writing this during one of the last days as chateau guardians in Normandy. At this point our plans are to head south in our trusty old camper "SAM" along the Atlantic coast, then turn inland to spend some time with our friends from last year's chateau-sit an hour from Toulouse. The rest of the month of May we plan to explore the Pyrenees: camping, hiking and biking followed by a slow trip back up to The Netherlands. May 30th (memorial day and the same day Herman's ...

I am continually reminded how lucky we are to be living in this current Nomadic way. On my birthday, we had a wonderful day celebrating with the Rislepattes, our french walking group. There are over 40 members in the group and although we are not the youngest, we are the newest and only non French recruits. There are several walkers who have taken to calling us "Les jeunes" or the "young ones!" This is hysterical to us; as we are definitely not feeling as young as we used to be (I just turned 57 and Herman will be 60 this summer). The walking group had a special anniversary lunch after Sunday's 10 km walk which happened to fall on my birthday! It was a terrific way to celebrate. There was a 4 course meal at a local restaurant. I couldn't possibly eat all that was served, but the meal ended with a special frangipane cake which is eaten in France throughout January called the galette des rois (literally "the cake of the kings").  We conti...