Summer in France, Part 2

Going for a walk in the forest. Mateo was proud that he was allowed to run with Dago and hold her leash.

Off he goes!!! Less than 50m later, Mateo falls and scrapes his knees on the pavement. No more running with Dago.

Damien bonding with Santi

"Les Amoureux"

Riding Jim with Papounet

Nathalie, Damien's girlfriend.

We visited a typical medieval castle to introduce Mati into the world of knights and kings.

There was a performance show where staff members explained the different components of a knight's outfit and the basics of sword fighting. When they asked for volunteers, Mateo quickly got up and raised his hand really high. Upon seeing Mati, one of the guys said that he was too small, but Mati inflated his chest and flexed his arm muscles to show him that in fact he wasn't as small as he thought. But that still didn't get him to dress up as a knight. He was a little disappointed, but at least he got, at the end, to practice sword fighting.

The Dordogne River - view from the top of the castle.