Hello again,

Already nearly two weeks in France on camping Le Soleil Fruité.

For sure there is enough work for me to get the Mobil homes ready for the season.

The courier who was here last season had to leave before the end of the season for health reasons, so they were not really made ready for the winter. And that I can tell!!

Luckily Ron came for a week to repair tabs and all sorts of things; they were broken because they have been frozen during the winter.

In the meantime I have done my exercises to get back in Summer shape: walking around with gas bottles of 30 kg each. That will make my muscles work. By the end of the day my legs were blue, because I used them wrongly to support the bottles. But, no worries, the blue is gone and the sunshine made them with a nice suntan now.

By now the 14 Mobil homes that were here already last season are now all supplied with running water and gas, so it's easier to clean with hot water on board. And cleaning they need: first the aircon, which I have to reach by a ladder. Second the hood in the kitchen, washing all the filters, degreasing the whole kitchen. I have to squeeze my body in all kind of positions to reach high or to reach low the corners, so every evening I have to sooth my muscles by a long long hot shower, so I am able to get out of bed the next morning. But: no complaints, I love it! Finally after a long lazy winter I am using my body again and it feels good to be ALIVE again.

No stupid things (yet) like cutting a finger off or something similar, but I better be careful saying this, because I am far from finished.

Gert-Jan, the Area Manager passed by two times, last Friday he passed by to deliver the inventory of the 8 newly placed Mobil homes. Today I unpacked already one and for the rest there is not too much work at the new Mobiles.

Have been shopping a few times with Ron, but have not been around to see what the area is like. Wednesday we had all day rain, now at the moment it is raining again (Saturday afternoon). Probably on Tuesday Ron is passing by again to connect the boilers and the water in the new mobiles, so then I will have company again.

In the evenings - when I am all on my own at the campsite - it was very quiet. Specially after having the company of Ron for a week, but Ron left a stack of DVD's for me, so now I have some movies to watch during the evenings.

As you can see, not really much to tell, no adventures yet, but I am sure you will get many stories about the area, the adventures, as soon as I will be in Montmeyan, at the campsite Chateau de L'Eouviere, where I will stay the rest of the season.

So: still enjoying it being here, even though I spent most of my time with cleaning and hopefully soon I will have something more exciting to report.

In the meantime, stay well and till next 'report'.