Overall, this was a great adventure, even though Jan had to manage with her wrist in a cast. Tried to make things as easy as possible from the transportation and movement of luggage, etc., I think this was well accomplished.
The Exodus people (Headwater here), for our Loire valley leg were absolutely fantastic, we will use them again as I would love to bike the terrain here. We may not opt for the premium gastronomic package because, well, 6 courses a couple times with others at five courses, although incredible and fantastic, a lot of calories. I am going to give myself a few days before jumping on the scale, lol.
The Paris leg as you saw was once again fantastic, but how could it not be, it’s Paris.
Gadventures, again surpassed all expectations. Sarah, our guide, was excellent as were all our travelling companions. Mix in a beautiful barge, wonderful crew and incredible destinations, if anyone did not enjoy themselves, please consult your doctor, again lol. If I did not mention the food and gastronomic delights that came out of the closet size kitchen, bad me. Pascal is truly an artist and creator, thank you for adding a few numbers to my scale, your meals where all amazingly.
Finally, Lyon, wow what a gem, if not on your list you should really think about adding it on. What a great three days we had there.
Special mention for the weather throughout, sometimes this could make or break a trip. For us we had a couple of days of not so great weather but for us this happened to be on days we were either travelling or just waited until it cleared up (an afternoon excursion). So the rain we received was not like Vancouver rain but a couple hours here and there, so all great overall. It did get smoking hot for some of our trip but not complaining, I would rather be too hot than too cold given the option.
So this wraps up this adventure, thanks to Carla for organizing and getting us all together. She had been talking about this for years and it was so wonderful to be a part of the travel group. Perhaps we should try this again somewhere else on this planet.
Next big one for us is target South America, the final Grand Voyage for the Prinsendam, so stayed tuned, currently working out the details but we are looking at a January 3, 2019 departure to Fort Lauderdale.
Until then....
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