26th August - Dad's Birthday
A big shout out to my Dad, who celebrated his 59th Birthday today(clap clap clap!). We have been celebrating his birthday over the past two days. I never thought I would say this but my tummy cannot take any more cake. Even if you offered me the most delicious looking Fraisier, I would say no.
Birthday Cake No. 1
On the first day (Saturday) , we soaked up the sun and mountain air in Luceram, a small village in the "arriere pays nicois" (translated as "somewhere in the Nice back country"). The back country is famous for its artisanal products, of which olive oil is probably the most famous.
It's a fun 45 minutes drive up the mountain from Nice. There were very few cars and the roads were wide enough for me to pretend to be a rally driver without scaring my passengers to death. Although, they did look a bit green by the time we got up there.
Day two (today) was spend on the boat. Boat outings are quite an expedition. The picnic has to be prepared with roast chicken, fresh gambas, vine tomatoes, cheese, baguette being the norm. Then, of course the Rose wine and Champagne have to be chilled (in advance) so that they can be enjoyed at the right temperature once we decide where to drop the anchor. Last but not least, the numerous friends have to be notified of the time and place of the "anchor drop". This time, we ended up in the Golfe Bleu, a beach in Roquebrune (the city next to Monaco) in the company of two other boats which were quickly moored to our boat (yes, it becomes a 3 boat party with people hoping from one boat to the next!) . We were lucky, the weather was perfect, the sea was jellyfish-free and we didn't have to get rescued by the coast guards! It turned out to be a fantastic family day out!
Maybe I will get a tan....
Birthday Cake No. 1On the first day (Saturday) , we soaked up the sun and mountain air in Luceram, a small village in the "arriere pays nicois" (translated as "somewhere in the Nice back country"). The back country is famous for its artisanal products, of which olive oil is probably the most famous.
It's a fun 45 minutes drive up the mountain from Nice. There were very few cars and the roads were wide enough for me to pretend to be a rally driver without scaring my passengers to death. Although, they did look a bit green by the time we got up there.
Day two (today) was spend on the boat. Boat outings are quite an expedition. The picnic has to be prepared with roast chicken, fresh gambas, vine tomatoes, cheese, baguette being the norm. Then, of course the Rose wine and Champagne have to be chilled (in advance) so that they can be enjoyed at the right temperature once we decide where to drop the anchor. Last but not least, the numerous friends have to be notified of the time and place of the "anchor drop". This time, we ended up in the Golfe Bleu, a beach in Roquebrune (the city next to Monaco) in the company of two other boats which were quickly moored to our boat (yes, it becomes a 3 boat party with people hoping from one boat to the next!) . We were lucky, the weather was perfect, the sea was jellyfish-free and we didn't have to get rescued by the coast guards! It turned out to be a fantastic family day out!
Maybe I will get a tan....
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