The Pyrenees - Luchon

Bonjour!

It seems like a long time since I last updated. Anyway, this week, Calvin and I will be doing the L'etape Du Tour, and we will be climbing 3 mountain passes, ending on top of Col Du Tourmalet.

So in preparation, we are now staying in Luchon, at Damien's house on top of a hill in the midst of the mountains. His house is big and cosy, a 100 year old house nicely refurbished. To get to his house, it is a 5km climb, with a gradient of 17-18% in the last 500m. How's that? We are afraid to go to the supermarket now as we have to climb up everytime we go down.

Yesterday we rode 200km in 6.5hours from Agen to Luchon, and it was CRAZY. The rain came and Jud and Junrong were shivering. Oh, I forgot to mention that our reinforcements, Junaidi and Junrong, arrived last Monday, and now the 2 men team has upgraded to 4 men, soon 3 men as I will be heading back first.

It's nice to live in the mountainous village side, so peaceful and there's a sense of tranquility. I hope to come here again, maybe for a training camp next year. So till then, wish me luck for Sunday's race! Ciao.

Fireworks

I was at the Bordeaux Wine Festival last weekend and it was a really good experience, even though I know nuts about wine types and tasting. I tasted about 5 to 6 types of wine, and I can't tell any real difference. Some are sweet, some are strong and that's it. I know you'll like the sweet ones.

Calvin and I went back there at night to catch the fireworks at 11pm, and it went on for a good 15-20mins. The fireworks made me recall one of the New Year when we went to Faber to catch the fireworks from Sentosa, and it was really really nice to be able to just watch the fireworks with you.

You are just like fireworks in my life, ever so spontaneous, ever so impactful and always lighting up my life. I hope it stays this way for a long time. Missing you.