Adventures With Harvey

Winding up and winding down! Greetings one and all and welcome once again to this exciting edition of Adventures with Harvey.  As we approach the end of this epic adventure we are motivated to make the most of every moment, to soak it all in… to be present.  The last couple of weeks have been extremely social, thankfully a little less driving, and of course a couple of rugby games thrown in for good measure.  So grab a beverage of your choice and settle in for the latest report. Our few days at Saint-Maxime were filled with the most excellent company, some of it expected and some a delightful surprise.  Our first visitor was Nina, our good friend from New Zealand who was unexpectedly nearby due to a family bereavement – for some reason in England it takes 2-3 weeks between someone’s passing and their funeral so Nina had a few spare days during which she happily decided to track us down.  We’ve had the most agreeable weather these last couple of weeks, mid-hi...

From the North Sea to the Mediterranean Sea With Paris done and dusted for now and our next rugby game not until September 29 in Lyon, there was plenty of time for a bit more exploring with Belgium being our next target.  Last year we visited Ghent however that was during their annual festival and the town was an absolute zoo!  A fun zoo, but total chaos all the same with about a dozen music stages set up and what seemed like a million people.  Although the weather was changeable this time, the town was still magnificent with waterways, churches, cobbled streets and the most stunning architecture.  Team pink actually got caught in a thunderstorm and ended up sheltering under a bridge and making friends with some (thankfully friendly and harmless) homeless people! One nearby part of the world held a high level of interest mainly because of its name – yes, we’re talking about the province of Zeeland in southern Holland.  Although the spelling is different, thi...