Oops - I froze Esteban's trousers! We are not in the tropics any more šŸŒ“steemCreated with Sketch.

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We have had to make countless adjustments since moving to France from Bali. Leaving clothes outside overnight is another I remembered this morning.

Esteban's trousers were frozen solid when I needed them moments ago and not much use to anyone.

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Lesson learned.

This is what our main room looked like in Bali (for two years) so you can see why I might have become accustomed to leaving things out.
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This is our current main room, in a small village of Les Pyrenees Orientales.
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The distant mountains look beautiful with all this snow and despite these many adjustments I feel blessed to be living in this wonderful region again.

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Soon it will be Spring and the white & pink of the endless fruit fields here will come alive again...

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The most noticeable difference

Unexpectedly, the biggest difference between being here and in Bali is the sound of our environment. Especially at night. Here in the mountains of France there is no sound at all, except that of the wind. In Bali, the night was like an orchestra of insects & frogs, all of them screaming at the top of their tiny voices!

We were on the edge of a jungle and it was alive with sound... all the time.

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Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ (edited)

Oh my wow. Frozen trousers.
Lol
Sounds a bit cold.
How did you decide to go to France from Bali?
It looks ever so enticing. Wowza.

And pro tip the end. (Picture source by clicking. That simplifies things for me w future posting. Lol)

Two years was long enough. If we are to call ourselves travellers, we must keep travelling ;)

We are back in Europe for a few months to say hi to our mothers before getting back on the road again...

The absence of sounds would take getting used to. We too enjoy the sound of the night creatures. Looks like other beautiful place to live. Happy trails! šŸ“šŸ“

It feels really surreal. Like a dream at night. Everything is dark but without the sound of the wild, you have this sense like there is something missing.

In time I will forget no doubt and when we return to the tropics I will get to enjoy it all over again ;)

Southern France really is great. Mountains and beaches. And plenty of amazing wine!

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ 

a very good post,@samstonehill

thanks

It is already a wonderful place. It is visited by millions of the world's population every year, because of the wonderful nature and charm of all seasons.

The food is quite tasty too. Just wish I could speak French better!

Ā  Ā· Ā 7 years agoĀ 

This is a good lesson. Try to understand the new environment of France which is far difference from Bali.... Help you to adopt with this new environment...
Hope you can....!

We are doing our best ;)

Thanks!

Thats funny

I found it pretty funny at the time. My partner didn't think it was funny at all ;)

It really is.

France is way prettier than Colorado. :-P

The grass is always greener on the other side my friend. I have a feeling I would love Colorado ;)

You would for sure. Colorado is bloody gorgeous. Just don't forget your chequebook!

Some adjusting still to do then haha. It must be cold! Are you going back to Bali anytime soon? šŸ’ÆšŸ’

Not planning on it. Though I do have my eye on some land there, which if everything goes to plan I will be buying early next year ;)

Great plan all the best with that ! šŸ’ÆšŸ’