Santa Cruz farmer market

On Saturday morning, the Santa Cruz farmer market takes place at Cabrillo college. All kind of fruits, vegetables, flowers... can be found there. Most if not all the products are organic and locally grown. Cheese is the only missing item :(












Italia landscape












The fog comes during the night of summer. It will clear out during the day
















French bakery located near Monterey













Not quite as great as the French bread except for their sourdough bread

















Italian stand with pasta and sauces

































Not a friendly place for your puppy :(


















Vegetables...













Fresh basil











Artichokes (California, probably, produces more than any other states)
























































Onions look good









Carot from the Coke farm (all organic produces)














Claire buying some lavender












Nice colors
















Even Olive Oil is produced in CA

Boudou

After the lunch we decided to visit Boudou. A near by village where my Grandpa started as farmer several decades ago. The view is breathtaking. I wish the winter could be less cold and long.




Local cow (breed named Salers) with awsome landscape








Family Rouchy (from left to right)
Claire, Benoit, Carole, Jean-Louis and Claude
(where is Lucas?)












Boudou typical village in the Cantal area













The bread wooden oven












My uncle Jean-Louis and my dad Claude posing in front the house where they were born some decade ago



















Lucas getting "Oeuf a la neige" at the Fau village

Fontange

We spend one day in the Cantal where my family leave. My grandma had prepared a very nice meal with the local speciality "Truffade" which is made from fresh Cantal cheese and potatoes. After the lunch we roamed around Fontange village.







Claire and my grandma


















Truffade ready to be served














Fontange downtown












Benoit and Lucas getting in the church















Fontange's church

Auvergne

We started the day by visiting my sister Veronique at Sermentizon. After a nice lunch we went to the Clermont-Ferrand skate park where Benoit did well (not like me). The day after we met my second sister Anne at Chas and stopped the Cournon skate park.



Sermentizon church















Benoit rolling in at Clermont Ferrand











Racing car at Cournon






























Florence skateboarding for the first time




























Benoit spine transfert at Cournon














Alex doing tyrolienne at Cournon

Pelleloup

After spending few days at Marseille, we stopped at my parents' house. They leave in a village called "Pelleloup" not too far from Clermont-Ferrand. The village has only one house :)

The kids helped me scared all the chicken from the farm. We caught the goose and the rooster.

After that we went to the city Lezoux. We stopped by the school where I studied when I was 11 to 14 years old. The school has a small roller park, so we decided to stop and do a little bit of skateboarding.