Well, apart from trying desperately to stay on top of the household chores which surprisingly still need doing even when you live in your dream location, myself and a bunch of other 40 somethings who like myself are also refusing to grow up, go mountain biking. I know, really, we are too old but we do it anyway.
It’s not all hard work; we do include a decent lunch in between hurtling up hill and down dale. Mountain biking is not to be taken lightly, it’s a dangerous sport ....... as the doctor told my husband when he cracked a few vertebra and sustained concussion which lasted about a week (well he said it did, personally I didn’t really notice the difference). So the big question is, should I risk injury and go mountain biking the day before my clients arrive to view some of my beautiful properties? Yes, I think I should, life after all as they say is too short...... although it could be even shorter if I misjudge a corner and hurtle down the mountain side which is all too easy to do when you’re riding in the mountains. So this ride took us up and down two of the Three Valleys, Meribel and Belleville, and included a quick whiz round lac du Tueda, a very pretty lake near Meribel, lunch in Les Menuires at a very pleasant and reasonable restaurant that served large portions and cheap wine, I must let you know the name because the service was excellent as well.
So today, complete with aching limbs, I was viewing properties over near lac du Bourget, the largest lake in France so I didn’t have the opportunity to partake of any rash pastimes. And tomorrow and Sunday I have clients out to view several tasty properties like the 5 bedroom house in St Jean de Belleville which is about to be reduced by ......100,000 euros down to a fantastic price of 425,000 euros, or the lovely renovated farm in Villarabout which at 498,000 euros is also an excellent buy.
I’ll let you know how that goes. And get back to you on the name of that restaurant.
Next instalment Alison’s falls and the chalet and the goat.
