The kids woke up on Sunday morning and they were ready to go!
I had them watch a bit of Finding Nemo so I could get everything packed up and ready.
Aurelia was quite content to sit with her brother...
We left Bardonecchia and made the 20 minute drive to the start of stage 15 in Cesana Torinese, Italy.
The drive was gorgeous, but it was very cold and windy when we arrived.
I had the kids in every article of clothing possible because of the cold and wind.
We left Bardonecchia early to avoid road closures, so we had nearly 2 hours of waiting (outside).
Eston was ready to see his dad and was not amused...
The small alpine village did have a lovely little parade!
We had a snack in a local cafe and then walked around a bit more to stay as warm as possible...
The bus finally arrived and Eston wasted no time climbing in to see Rory.
I kept Aurelia snuggled outside!
Eston was thrilled to see Rory and he rode next to him as Rory got things organized on his bike.
There were photographers everywhere (it was cute) and this did not please Eston at all.
Finally Rory had to leave for the start and Eston was sobbing for him, which was really difficult.
We calmed Eston down and watched the start before racing back to the car.
By this time Eston was tired, so he decided to shut his eyes and take a cat nap in the car.
Good plan.
We drove about an hour to our next hotel in Saint Michel de Maurienne, France.
We had hoped to reach the town before the road to Valloire was closed, but no such luck.
We parked in town and decided to have a crepe and wait for the race to pass.
It was a really cute little town and we waited for two hours for the race to pass so we could drive a few minutes down the road to our hotel.
Eston enjoyed his crepe and then we found a spot to wait for the race...
Eston made up a lot of fun games in the hour and a half that we sat on the side of the road.
Waiting, waiting, waiting!
I am so thankful that he has such a great imagination and can amuse himself for hours.
The race finally passed and the riders made their way towards the finish in Valloire.
The original finish on the Galibier was scrapped due to snow.
We avoided the finish and went to the hotel.
We had rented a little cabin in St. Michel and though it was a little rustic, Eston loved the little playground out front.
He played all evening!
Our cabin did have lovely views of the mountains and it was 2 bedrooms, so it was perfect for us.
Kaitlin ran into town to get pizzas while I bathed the kids.
We all had a nice dinner together and I was fast asleep by 8pm.
We did not wake up until 8am the next day, so I guess all of us were exhausted!
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