Category Archives: Sports

VTT comes to the GDA

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

Can you say VTT? Presuming that your first language is English, you’re probably sounding out the letters as “vee tee tee,” and you don’t have any idea what they could stand for. If your first language is French, you would … Continue reading →

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Bike ride? No, a bike race

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

I was planning to take a nice bike ride late Monday afternoon. Seriously, I was. Then our plans got turned around rather quickly, and we wound up in the middle of what turned out to be quite a good, and … Continue reading →

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Touches of spring colour

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

Our Sunday market is a pretty good barometer (thermometer? speedometer?) of activity in the village, and things have started to brighten up a bit. In the darkest days of January and February, especially when it’s rainy, the number of stalls … Continue reading →

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My Tour goes underwater

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

It’s now 12:30 CDT (Central Daglan Time), and I’m ravenous. One reason is that my wife is now preparing lunch — a spicy shrimp curry, steamed rice, and a tasty Indian vegetable dish called rasedar — and it smells great. … Continue reading →

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Front row at the Tour de France — Part 3

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Today is Bastille Day — or La Fête Nationale, if you will. Since the morning was nice and sunny, my wife and I headed out for a bike ride to Castelnaud, having decorated the front of the house with several … Continue reading →

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Front row at the Tour de France — Part Deux

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

Yesterday’s posting covered our visit to Figeac for Stage 10 of the Tour de France, with a focus on the race itself. Today I’ll describe our trip to Figeac, some of the surroundings, a bit about where to eat, and … Continue reading →

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Front row at the Tour de France — Part 1

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

As promised in yesterday’s posting, today was our day to visit the Tour de France, as the cyclists raced through the streets of Figeac. The bottom line? It was a rush! Even though the cyclists speed past so quickly that … Continue reading →

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