It’s a Down Day, HAHAHA!

Slow and steady wins the race.

For whatever reason,  last night, LeeAnn, Gabriel, and I could not fall asleep. The last time we giggled was 3 AM. We are staying in an amazing artist’s loft with three open-ish sleeping areas, and we were trying to be quiet because Joe was sound asleep! Why is it that when you are trying to be quiet, it is so difficult??

While open sleeping areas are not perfect, this one was worth any inconvenience. The owners are fabulous, and so friendly and thoughtful: one son is a playwright, the father is an artist, there is a daughter who is an architect and the other brother is a doctor. We thoroughly enjoyed spending time with them and loved the fresh eggs that they shared with us.

So, back to our “down day”. We woke up after very little sleep and decided that we should just hang out and take it easy. Have a down day, if you will.

It wasn’t long before Gabe brought up the idea of walking to a “nearby” Monastery and river.

He said it was about 40 minutes there and back, and since it was cooler today, I decided it would be a great idea to join them! 13,234 steps later and an uphill trek home in the sun, and the rest of my day became a down day! Kicked my ass! Hahaha

The walk to the river was quite enjoyable, it was overcast, downhill, and not too hot. The river was ice cold, the monastery was cool, and I am grateful I remembered to bring my sunbrella!

Gabriel was the only one brave enough to actually get in the ice-cold water, but I did roll up my pants and wade in it; my feet were numb when I got out, but it was super refreshing.

The monastery is actually a working monastery with monks and a gift shop! lol They are restoring the church on the property so we were not able to go in.

After dousing myself in the fountain, we headed back home.

Tomorrow morning we head towards Geneva to our last Airbnb, in France with Gabe and LeeAnn. It is going to seem very strange to continue on our trip without them.

Here’s to sleeping tonight.

Night y’all!

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