After touring Barcelona, Sete, and Nimes, we were finally back in Clermont!. Unfortunately, Matthew had to go back to work. Trey, Amy, and I were ready for some much needed down-time. I gave them a tour of downtown Clermont, and Wednesday night the Pages invited us over for dinner. Bertrand was in Romania for work, but Claire came so that Amy and Trey could meet her. The Pages had just purchased Guitar Hero, complete with the guitar, drums, and microphone. Much of the night was spent rocking out (or trying to). We even had a sing-off...which Matthew won...and I came in dead last (in fact, I was the only one that didn't even get to finish the song because it cut me off- shameful!).
Thursday, Amy, Trey, and I headed to Puy de Sancy. Matthew and his family had enjoyed hiking to the top so much, and the pictures were so gorgeous, that we decided to give it a try. The drive there is beautiful, exactly what you would imagine when you think of a French countryside. After arriving at the base of the volcano, we took a cable car to the hiking starting point. From there, it was up, up, up! Even though it was July, it was freezing! People all around us were dressed in parkas, scarves, and hats. We rolled out in shorts and t-shirts. We had thought to bring some long-sleeve t-shirts with us- which didn't do a lot of good against the hurricane force winds that were whipping around us. Even the few dogs that were along for the hike were more properly dressed than us in their little doggy sweaters. I am sure the French people were just shaking their heads at us and muttering under their breaths, "stupid Americans".
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