UPDATE

Today I went rock climbing but it was so windy I flew off the cliff and sliced my leg open it hurt, and I got to lead for the first time [its when you basically solo]. Tomorrow I'm going to Collioure for the day with canoe and kayak I'm getting quiet excited. This week I felt a bit down, I have noticed I have improved my French but it is still not where I want it to be.

Photos of climbing with Michou, Lindsay & Mael

On the road with Mael a neighbour to a new area a few kilometres from home & climbing 'La Cuisse' a 4b and 'La Yes' a 5a

AND THEN THEY LOST....dun dun dun dunnn

After getting so much grief on monday because NZ had lost and they just rubbed it in that france had won none even said it was a good game and it was don't you think? So i was upset that they were soo rude but in the end the boys from the village said sorry, it cane around to Saturday very quickly to the semi final France & England of course I was for france my face was blue white and red packed with face paint, I was wearing my French top and Marc gave me a blue afro wigg and this massive flag. There was this tiny group of english shouting for England. The first drama the TV in the salle de fetes wouldn't work and Serge the guy who was running it was sooo upset and CG had a spare TV in the car for work so she raced to get that when she arrived everyone was very thankful, then it was a very tight watch but unfortunately France lost every one was sad, and Charly who was the first boy to rub it into my face that new zealand had lost was in tears so i went over to him and gave him a hug and said it was ok France is still the big boss as they call it.

ROCK CLIMBING

THE FIRST ROUTE
lindsay my instructor

me going up..





















me going down






















Mecho...
















THE SECOND ROUTE
me going up...

me going down...


the tooth brush is for cleaning rocks and the bag is chalk

















mecho.........














THE THIRD ROUTE
this was the hardist one there were no cracks to hold on to

me going up...














In freanch gradeing sistems the highest is 9a i am climbing 6b im quite inpressed are you?

SPORTS

CANOE & KAYAK
this week they took us down 4km away from the base soo we kayaked down it was so fun!!
and i have my canoe and kayak licence so i can race for france.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2007
last night we watched the rugby world cup france VS nz with most of the village at serges house [he has the bigggest tv in the village], me and CG and lindsay [an australian that is staying with us] unfortunately australia lost earlier that day so lindsay decided to cheer for nz anyway we were all geared up in nz things, this is a friends daughter AR who joined us with Venus the 'All Black' Dog


































our kiwi sofa at serges no one else would sit with us

serge and zaa zaa did the table and food

















everyone was intensely watching because nz was doing soo well


and then we lost and the boys, Boris and Mathieu came to rub it in















and since it was serge's 42nd birthday and france won grrrrrrr he and marc decided to shave their heads hahaserge ownes the shop were i buy my pain au chocolat every saturday marc even cleaned the floor

paul

this is paul kurt [my brother] his best friend