Friday, December 30, 2011

Our Last Workaway - Salles, France

Our final workaway brought us to a tiny village called Salles about an hour North of Toulouse, France. We were picked up from the Montsempron Libos train station by Fitz (one of our hosts) and drove about 30 minutes to their quaint farm. We arrived well after the Sun went down so we didn't get to see the property right away. We walked into their beautiful home (an old renovated stone building) and sat down with Ann and Fitz for a home cooked meal. We spent some time getting acquainted before turning in for the night.

The next day we took the grand tour of the house and of the surrounding area and talked about some of the work we would be doing while staying with them. Over the next week and a half the agenda consisted of rebuilding a tile roof and painting the frame of the terrace, installing a rain gutter and rain barrel, pouring cement and setting posts for a new and improved chicken enclosure, and enjoying the surrounding area and the company of our hosts.

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This was an old house on their property that they plan on restoring as a vacation rental.
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Here is a view of their house from the courtyard.
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This was a nearby village with an old church.  They host arts and craft  fairs here in the summer.
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The old stone built church.  There were some interesting grave stones in the floor...probably secret entrances to crypts filled with the knights templar treasure!
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The local Chateau.
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Me working on the tile roof
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Amy sitting down on the job
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We cooked thanksgiving dinner for our hosts one night.  We had turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and brownies for dessert.

Ann and Fitz were gracious hosts and we enjoyed the 10 days we spent with them.  Our original plan was to spend another month in Europe but all of the moving around had taken a toll on us and we were ready to be back in the good ol' USA.  We switched our flights to December 5th and headed to Paris for a quick visit before flying home.

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