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And So It Begins
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[Began - July 3rd]
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Yes I am late.. Late for the start of Le Tour de France.. Late for my annual late night vigil, curled up on the sofa, dreaming of far away places.. Warm sunny places.. Quaint french villages, chateaux and miles and miles of sunflowers, green fields, rolling hills and majestic alps.
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Late for the hypnotic flickering tv screen blurring my eyes, wheels spinning in tandem ... darting ahead.. dropping back and keeping rhythm with the pelaton... Late for my yearly ritual.. my nightcap into slumber... my non medicating sedative and happy pill .. my annual escape for a few hours each evening. Le tour takes me away from the cold wintry days of Sydney. Takes me on an adventure where life's worries fall by the roadside and sleep becomes a journey into rural france.
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Le Tour - A metaphor for life
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Sometimes a grueling marathon, sometimes a sprint. Sometimes a stop watch ticking frantically as we race towards our deadlines. We have mishaps, spills and delays, and some days we just spin our wheels... but we get back on our bikes and continue our journey, ours eyes ever fixed on the finish line
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There are moment of bliss, sun shiny days, open roads and endless fields. The joy of reaching the crest of a hill.. the top of the mountain, then adrenalin filled free falls as we let go of the brakes and return to the valleys.
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BUT I AM LATE
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I'm on my own marathon at present. The moving house marathon. Open fields are replaced by box laden floors, mountain climbs - the stairs of my apartment, all the while waiting for the free fall when I can flop on the sofa and watch Le Tour.
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Those of you with me last year will remember my Le Tour series. Well I had every intention of repeating the same this year... However, I need to postpone.. I need to complete this move, climb the mountain.. and reach the top before I can spend time blogging.. so ..
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Sorry for postponing Le Tour
Sorry for lack of blog visits and posts
And sorry for the re-run I am about to give you..
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Of course.. in typical Julie fashion other issues got into the mix..
I only managed my Le Tour Banner before photoshop went belly up..
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So to keep you amused, here are some postcards from last year's 'Le Grand Depart' post
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2009: Stage 1: Monaco
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THANK YOU EVERYONE
for your patience
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Hopefully I will see in you on the flip side.. posting Le Tour 2010 from Villa Ruby
Last year's Le Tour Series can be viewed [here]
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Happy Belated 4th July to all my friends in the USA
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IMAGE SOURCE:
Images: Le Tour Banner created by me - [Being Ruby©]
Other Images: Google image search and LIFE Magazine Archives
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