Beyond The Maple Tree

Our year came to an end at the end of May 2013... we didn't count the unexpected 1-month return to Calgary to have Dom's broken hand checked out :).  We can say without any doubt or hesitation that every part of our journey was absolutely worth it! 

At the same time, we are happy to be starting work and feeling productive again.. not to mention, travelling at a slower pace, and enjoying a bit of routine.  We are super fortunate to have found a job that will allow us to continue travelling while working at the same time, so for the next part of our trip, we will be staying for about a month in different countries and doing contract development from there!

Our first stop is Chamaret, in the South of France, where we met up with our friends, Oliver and Sheena, to share 2 weeks of wine, cheese, fun and... more wine!
Chamaret is a very small town.. it pretty much only has a bakery.. and a pub.  But it also has a really cool medieval tower that overlooks the region.  The tower-keeper was a really good story teller and told us the really interesting story and history of the area... mostly in French :)  From the top of the tower, you can see a view of Mount Ventoux.. one of the mountains along the Tour De France route.  The weather was unusually cold, rainy, and windy for this time of year in France, so we ended up spending a lot of time hiding inside working, rather than hanging out at the pool or site-seeing.