Family fun in France

After 11 weeks on the road there is nothing better than coming home to family. We've been lucky enough to have spent the last week hanging with the Peacock family and friends, the Day's and the Atkinson's, in a hired french house in the village of St Maure (2 hours south of Paris) that could almost be described as a chateau!!

It was a trully global affair with Brett travelling from Sydney, Mum and Dad stopping off after their trip to Mauritius, Lysh and Tim dropping in as part of their Italy/France Euro trip and the Atkinson's and Day's coming all the way from north London!

The week was spent sharing lots of fine food, sampling the local wines and St Maure goats cheese, staging our own French Open doubles tennis tournament on the house's "clay" tennis court, visiting the local Chateux and sharing plenty of laughs over our nightly post dinner party game. We are sure Brett's "Charlie the chicken" will be recounted over the dinner table for many years to come!!

A great time was had by all and it's going to be tough getting used to not waking up to a table pilled high with croissants, pain au chocolate and baguettes; the constant laughter and the familiar faces of family and friends. Thanks guys for a great week! And a big thanks to mum for organising it all.

Following the wine trail we are now in the Champagne region having just toured through Burgundy. Sante!! (Cheers!)

Brett and Em sampling the local vin rouge

Shot of the house... ( thanks to those on the April France trip for borrowing your photo idea!)

The kids

The extended Peacock family

Considering the next point during the tennis

Brett keeping us all entertained with his t-shirt. (click on the photo to read the writing)

Outside one of the wine cellars

Enjoying a grand pression beer in one of the local bars

"The team"outside our local Chateau

Young love!

Walking the streets of Tours