It appears that the soaring season has already begun in Southern France! We've had 3 good days in a row for February, with each day producing 200+km tasks. And Tuesday is forecast to be a wave day.

Jonathan,

To answer you earlier question about learning French, I had no language training until I decided to move here. A few years before moving, I started taking private lessons. During the last 12 months before the move, the lessons became more intensive. When I arrived in France, I had what I'd call an intermediate level of French knowledge, but it was immediately clear that I could barely hear it or speak it. 18 months later I was accepted as fluent, although as I'm not a native speaker, I'll never stop learning or improving my French. Rosetta Stone is a great tool for getting ready for a vacation. Becoming fluent will require immersion.

It sounds like you've already been bitten by the francophile bug! Perhaps an Alpine soaring vacation sold to your other half as a vacation on the French Riviera might be a possibility! Send me an email so we don't annoy the others with this French stuff.

Chris

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