Nature’s verdict – final
August 19, 2008
We took in a lot in one day, however all has gone very smoothly and we all seem to be getting on well.
In terms of content we were fairly much left to our own devices today, that’s not say it was a free day, far from it. Outside of preparing to visit Le Puy tomorrow, there was the opportunity to avail ourselves of the library and read perhaps for the first time, or re-read now with some experience behind us, material with, as it were, “eyes anew.”
Matt Morris visiting the Colin Museum
A highlight of the day was being introduced to the Museum of Oceania and Fr Colin’s study and bedroom. It was kind of strange to visit, but there was a real buzz in the rooms.
It was cloudy and somewhat colder overnight and today, many saying they slept either with a blanket or additional blanket for warmth last night. We had our first experience of thunder and lightening today, I say our first experience, because a week or so ago there was another thunder storm that disabled access to the Internet. It’s refreshing to see that telecommunications communications companies even in France say it’s not their fault and that it’s to do with the settings of the internal wiring and the like. Some 2 hours work “after hours” by Paul Loubaresse, including a lengthy phone conversation with the telecom help desk suggested differently.
Nature’s verdict, not to mention Telecom France, had proved to be final and with the Internet out of action, communication the world was at a minimum. Bernd Kordes was nearing his “wits end” as he was expecting some important messages, while Charlie Randle, who had unfortunately left his travel bag with some money, camera, drivers licence and credit cards on the plane, was finding it difficult to get answers over the phone in English from the airline. Those avid followers of the Olympics and the like were reduced to getting results from their friends either by txt /sms messages, in conversation with them on the phone or by getting the gist of what’s happened by skimming the French newspapers. Those reading this know that we live in an information age, however if we ever needed confirmation of it, these last couple of days go someway towards demonstrating it. It’s time for Telecom France to “step-up.”
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