Où est les filles?

In lieu of a direct post from Squirrel to the blog, I wanted to let everyone know that Squirrel, or écureuil as the French say, arrived safely to in the Alps. After flight delays in Dulles and in Paris, he finally arrived in Geneva, in time for a 3-hour bus ride to Grenoble. He showed up at about 7:30pm local time. Having killed the whole day travelling, he set his sights on the next day and rode from Grenoble to the summit of Alpe d'Huez, which I think is about 80-90 miles round trip. Not a bad way to start the trip. He then spent yesterday travelling around the Vercors region southwest of Grenoble. He said the weather and the riding is AWESOME (his emphasis). And he mentioned nonchalantly that yesterday was his birthday. Happy Birthday, Squirrel!!!!!! Hope you celebrated properly! Being camera-shy, this was the only picture available from his first few days in France.