After ten months of suspense, we finally have a date for Wilf to start working in France so we'll be off at the beginning of May or thereabouts. The first eight days of the month are complicated by three holidays in France (two Sundays and a Thursday), one here (Monday) and the fact that HGVs aren't allowed to travel on holdays in France.
We'll be living in Valenciennes, a small town about 30 miles SE of Lille. People have a vision of "living in France" which usually includes sunshine, olive groves, wine, rolling hills and sunshine. Valenciennes is near the area of Somme, so think flat land and First World War history. We visited the area a few years ago at easter and the land was waterlogged in a lot of places. It wasn't difficult to imagine life in the trenches. On a brighter note, it's quite close to Belgium, so I'm hoping that the local specialities will include beer and chocolate.
The next task is to find a place to live. We found a lovely b and b when we went in November so that's a treat: a room in a barge on the canal.. Not only do we have a contact over there before we start but a night out planned as the owner is a jazz musician.
Au revoir!
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