The other major trip of the year was a visit to Germany and France with Jake and Kim’s family and Liesl and Nate’s group. We landed in Munich to pick up Mark’s new car at the Audi factory,then spent a night at Legoland amusement park with the kids before heading to Roth Germany where Jake was running the world famous ROTH Challenge Triathlon. The heat was miserable, about 100 degrees much of the day. He finished the total 140.6 miles (combined 2.4 mile swim, 112 bike ride and a marathon (26.2)) in just a little over 10 hours…quite a successful run!
Then we all took off for Provence to recover. We had a house that slept us all plus Mark’s (and Jake’s) partner Shauna Richert with her family. The high heat continued so most afternoons were spent in the pool, in a river close by, or in the Mediterranean.
Even got to the point where all the kids would climb into the bathtub to cool off!
Jake and Kim also spent some time in Barcelona before the trip and a North Sea Disney cruise after. Liesl and Nate spent time in Paris after. We headed for a tour of NE France and Belgium WWI battlefields, ending with 3 days in Bruges.
Wonderful break! Sadly, Ian’s family couldn’t make it as the family was taking part in Candace’s brother’s wedding! Next time!
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| French towns and men |
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| Wine |
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| Pool time |
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| Who can jump the highest?! |
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| Roughhousing while waiting for jake to finish! |
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