France Holiday Pics

[limeyangler]

Hi all,

 

Back from my hols, only fished twice for a total of 2 hours, most of the time was spent with family at our house with a few outings to Bordeaux and some local rivers for swimming with our young lad.

 

 

JACK LOVED PLAYING WITH MUM AND GWAMMA

 

 

 

JACK LIKED HELPING GWAMMA WITH HER HERB GARDEN MOST DAYS

 

 

 

 

 

LOTS OF TIME SPENT JUST GOOFING AROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STILL LUVS MUM ALMOST AS MUCH AS COUS-COUS

 

 

 

ALSO WENT ON MANY WALKS TO COLLECT BLACKBERRIES....NOT MANY MADE IT AS FAR AS THE PIE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE GRAPES ON OUR VINES WENT DOWN WELL TOO (click on pic for video)

 

 

 

 

WE ALL ENJOYED HANGING OUT AT THE POOL MOST DAYS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JACK EVEN WENT FOR HIS FIRST SWIM IN THE OCEAN WHEN WE VISITED THE COAST NEAR BORDEAUX

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFTERNOONS BY THE RIVER WERE ALSO PLENTIFULL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVEN MANAGED TO GO FISHING TWICE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVENINGS WERE QUIET...JUST SPENT TIME WITH MY WIFE, BABY MUM AND DAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AND RAMBLING AROUND THE COUNTRYSIDE MEETING INTERESTING CHARACTERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALAS IT WAS TIME TO COME HOME

 

 

 

 

 

SPENT AN EXTRA DAY IN WINNIPEG AS THE @#$#@#$ BROKE INTO OUR VEHICLE AND TOTALLED THE IGNITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFTER 2 WEEKS OF ALMOST NO FISHING I LASTED ONE DAY BEFORE THE BOAT CAME OUT(click on pic for video)

 

Edited August 30, 2010 by limeyangler

[danbouck]

Awesome pics!

 

Too bad about the @#$#@#$'s

[Musky or Specks]

Nice travelogue

[sheyuid]

to bad for the car, very beautiful place.

[EC1]

Thanks for sharing! Too bad about the car, hope everything ends up ok and karma comes around!

I can't believe that there are perch in Europe too!

 

Do you know what kind of trouts are the same in Europe too?

[bassman87]

sorry to hear about the thieves (they suck) what a crappy scene to return to

[Gregoire]

Sorry about the car. Spent a week outside of Tours a few summers ago at a friends Aunt's house. Your pics reminded me of the good times.

[bigugli]

Sorry to hear about the car. Airport lots are anything but secure.

Beautiful countryside for exploring. Thanks for the pics.

That lad is sure growing some. The face and red hair say pure mischief in the making

[Pigeontroller]

Great pics, thanks for sharing, very cool looking area!

[ehg]

Looks like a great time was had! Real nice place your folks have in France

[Leecher]

Awesome trip, pics & videos Simon

From all of the pics you posted in this report.... this one has to be my favorite

 

Man is little Jack ever growing fast.... and looks like you two are having a blast

Thanks for taking the time to put this report together and sharing your trip with us!!!

 

On a side note..... As-tu eu l'opportuniter d'apprendre quelques mots en Français le temps que tu as passer en France??

 

Hope you understand.... if not, I'll translate for you

Again welcome back and thanks for sharing

Jacques

[moparhawk]

Awesome Simon. Hey sometimes Jack looks like Mom then sometimes like you, but the older he gets I think he favors ole dad. Ha ha your dad laid back in his coveralls. Sweeeet! We should all be so lucky. Thanks for sharing

[limeyangler]

Thanks for the replies guys, aalways appreciated.

 

 

Thanks for sharing! Too bad about the car, hope everything ends up ok and karma comes around!

I can't believe that there are perch in Europe too!

 

Do you know what kind of trouts are the same in Europe too?

 

What bothers me is karma is a 2 way thing, i must have done something pretty crappy...lol....dunno what it was though.

 

the perch in Europe are Perca fluviatilis whereas in N. America they are Perca flavescens. Whilst the N.american yellow perch get big i think the european ones get bigger

 

BRITISH RECORD PERCH OVER 5LBS

 

 

As for trout i think you generally get most of the species you get here, with a few you cant get here.

 

 

Sorry about the car. Spent a week outside of Tours a few summers ago at a friends Aunt's house. Your pics reminded me of the good times.

 

LOL...i know Tours, used to miss the turn to the highway everytime whislt driving down from England, spent alot of time in one way systems in that town!

 

 

Sorry to hear about the car. Airport lots are anything but secure.

Beautiful countryside for exploring. Thanks for the pics.

That lad is sure growing some. The face and red hair say pure mischief in the making

 

Thanks Bruce, yup...trouble is on the way!

[Joey]

What a great place your parents have, very cool!!

 

Great pictures Simon, really enjoyed those

 

Joey

[Nipfisher]

Welcome back Simon. Missed your posts and vids. Jack is getting big and I cant get over the red hair. Karter turned 17 months old today. He has fallen down the stairs and split his lip open in the last few days. He is a BUSY boy. Glad you had a nice trip. Sucks about the car.

 

Blair

[Gerry]

Nice report and too bad about the car.

 

My daughter and son-in-law just got back from a 16 day honeymoon trip to France and Spain. They visited places like Paris, Dijon, Chamonix, Annesi, Carcasonne, San Sebastien and Madrid....just saw some of the pics last night and all I can say is I'm going there someday.

[Blue Lk]

That's a long way from the shores of Wabigoon Lk,great pics.

Wpg is becoming the crime city of Canada,sorry about your vehicle.

[Rattletrap2]

Limeyangler,

I'll be the first to admit that i am very 'narrow minded" when it comes to things like vacationing in Europe. It's just something that would never interest me....until I see your report! LOL

 

The pictures around the parents farm are amazing! Thanks for 'the eye opener"!

 

The majority of my travels have been in the US and there are some amazing sights there and here in other parts of Canada as well, but I am always glad to be back home again! I guess there really is no place like it!

 

I really enjoyed looking at your pictures and videos. Thanks

[johnnyb]

For whatever reason, it doesn't matter what kind of report you post, pal....they are always a pleasure to read. What a beautiful place your parents have...and the pics of Jack are great....I love his two-handed stance with the rod LOL

 

 

 

 

[fish-miester]

looks like a good time!

(minus the car.. sorry to hear that)

[corvette1]

congrats simon on your trip pictures and video were awesome

[Bly]

Love all the pictures....Little Jack is growing up so fast! Looks like you all had a wonderful time, thanks for taking the time to share it with the rest of us.

[limeyangler]

Awesome trip, pics & videos Simon

From all of the pics you posted in this report.... this one has to be my favorite

 

Man is little Jack ever growing fast.... and looks like you two are having a blast

Thanks for taking the time to put this report together and sharing your trip with us!!!

 

On a side note..... As-tu eu l'opportuniter d'apprendre quelques mots en Français le temps que tu as passer en France??

 

Hope you understand.... if not, I'll translate for you

Again welcome back and thanks for sharing

Jacques

 

I think you are asking if i picked up any french words while away...lol...my French is more like Franglais...a bit of a hybrid language but i get by. I talk to all the fishermen along the banks of the river...seems like fishing is a universal language.

 

 

Awesome Simon. Hey sometimes Jack looks like Mom then sometimes like you, but the older he gets I think he favors ole dad. Ha ha your dad laid back in his coveralls. Sweeeet! We should all be so lucky. Thanks for sharing

 

Thanks man, lol...in fact me and jack did lots of bonding while there, really pissed mum off as he always wanted dad.

 

 

Welcome back Simon. Missed your posts and vids. Jack is getting big and I cant get over the red hair. Karter turned 17 months old today. He has fallen down the stairs and split his lip open in the last few days. He is a BUSY boy. Glad you had a nice trip. Sucks about the car.

 

Blair

 

hey Blair, thanks for the welcome back...OFC ROCKS!

 

Its terrible when the start exploring, Jack has had his fair share of bumps...never forget when he faceplanted the hard floor in Walmart...the bump was the size of a grapefruit...people looking at me like i was abusing the kid!

 

 

Nice report and too bad about the car.

 

My daughter and son-in-law just got back from a 16 day honeymoon trip to France and Spain. They visited places like Paris, Dijon, Chamonix, Annesi, Carcasonne, San Sebastien and Madrid....just saw some of the pics last night and all I can say is I'm going there someday.

 

If you go...make sure you get to carcasonne, fantastic history (cathar's, holy grail stuff etc..) and amazing sceneryarchitecture and climate.

 

 

Limeyangler,

I'll be the first to admit that i am very 'narrow minded" when it comes to things like vacationing in Europe. It's just something that would never interest me....until I see your report! LOL

 

The pictures around the parents farm are amazing! Thanks for 'the eye opener"!

 

The majority of my travels have been in the US and there are some amazing sights there and here in other parts of Canada as well, but I am always glad to be back home again! I guess there really is no place like it!

 

I really enjoyed looking at your pictures and videos. Thanks

 

No worries Rattle, glad you enjoyed the pics...travelling the US is something i'd like to do more of too.

 

 

For whatever reason, it doesn't matter what kind of report you post, pal....they are always a pleasure to read. What a beautiful place your parents have...and the pics of Jack are great....I love his two-handed stance with the rod LOL

 

The fishimng pics are my favourite too JB. How's the new job goin?

[johnnyb]

The fishing pics are my favourite too JB. How's the new job goin?

 

Well it has its fair share of stress, but having the weekends off is AWESOME...every weekend is like a mini-vacation Not that I am getting a TON of fishing with little miss baby-pants crawling around the place....but I'm not going insane either...so it's all good.