Return

As I type this at six in the morning, Ken's plane is just crossing Ireland on its way into Paris. Landing is estimated at about 07h15. I really like the flight radar tracking site on the internet. After de-planing, he'll go through immigration and then on to baggage claim. Then he'll have a couple of hours to wait before his train leaves.

A lone tree out among the vines. We've watched this tree grow bigger over the last 14 years.

The airport is a stop on the TGV (high-speed train) network. From the middle of the airport to Tours takes about an hour and a half for a 260 km trip; the train doesn't get up to full speed until it gets out of the urbanized area. Tours is about a 45 minute drive from our house. I'll pick him up after doing some shopping over there. I don't know how jet-lagged he'll be. The flight was overnight, but if he got any sleep it was probably not much. I made a pot of lentils and sausages so we can have lunch when we get back.