Yesterday went by in a bit of a blur. In what has become our customary send-off, we drove at speed across hill and dale to get M to the airport, assuring him of an early arrival this time, but still the journey took nearly 90 minutes and the conversation had faltered by the time Bellegarde hove into view.
Then it was a mad dash to the east of Limoges, past St Léonard de Noblat, to collect the newest member of the MacGregor fleet: a still pretty, though elderly, Renault Clio that we had found on a For Sale and Swap FaceBook site. It was a very hot afternoon, the unfamiliar paperwork took the vendor and G forever to complete, and we were both feeling a bit hot and bothered by the time we set off again in convoy - me behind the wheel of the new car following G with Google maps on his phone in the hire car - in search of a petrol station in the middle of nowhere. We were once again under huge time pressure: daughter C was arriving off the train in Brive at 6pm and we had to drive like the wind to get there in time.
Unusually, the train was delayed and so we were standing on the platform all cool, calm and collected when she stepped onto the platform under the considerable weight of her backpack!
This morning we set off for Tulle to do battle with the Carte Grise at the Prefecture. Registering a change of car ownership is French bureaucracy at its very best - a list of documents needs to be submitted, fee paid etc, before the whole caboodle is sent off to Paris for validation. Then, we understand, the CG will be returned by registered mail et voila! Yes, well, let's not hold our collective breath, people.
In the meantime, however, we are pleased as punch with the wee car. She is going to be very useful, and a much cheaper alternative to hired cars...
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It's wonderful to have C here with us - we have lots of time to relax, chat, catch up on each other's lives, laugh, gaze at the stars (did you see the meteor shower?)...and share the must-do/wanna-do list :)
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Quel bonheur.
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