Of course, when Dennis and I were handed a flyer to get temporary tattoos (that really look quite real) a plan to trick Alex's brother, Fitz, came into play. Since Fitz and his girlfriend, Kayla, were coming to visit that Saturday, Dennis and I made a plan to get our tattoos that morning. Of course, since I had only been in Nice for less than 2 weeks, I got us a little turned around on the morning of their arrival but we did end up making it to the tattoo shop (Jagwa). Dennis looked like he had been on the Bataan death march, but he did survive!
As soon as Fitz and Kayla came to dinner that night, we showed them our awesome "tats" and described how we got them (minus the details about having to dry them with hair dryers and peel off the gel). They bought our stories and Fitz believed that Dennis had become a "new person." A little later in the week, I let Kayla in on the plot and we had thought about getting her one that read something to the effect of "Fitz and Kayla Forever," which would have inevitably send Fitz into a panic. But, as luck would have it, we had run out of time by the end of their stay.
The day before Wink and Dennis left to return to NC, we all woke up early and rented a car to drive to the Camargue, which was 3 hours west of Nice (towards Spain). Here, Wink would be able to meet up with a local photographer so that she could get the inside scoop on the best conditions to take pictures of the beautiful white wild horses of the region. She also spent hours in the ornithological park in the area, taking pictures of all the different birds (her efforts were most successful and will be showcased in her booth at the furniture market in High Point, NC this Fall).
While Wink was shooting, the rest of us managed to sneak in some fun in the local town that reminded us of Mexico (or at least the SW United States). We visited a local chateau that housed some modern art (fairly creepy, as most art pieces alluded to ghosts). Then we went to a walled city called Aigues- Mortes which had a wonderful gelato shop, imagine that. It's small streets were filled with handmade creations and all types of foods. The guys ended up trying (and buying) bull sausage that Kayla and I immediately suspected was bull testicles. After the walled city, we came up with the idea to get some swimsuits, go swimming at the beach, and try to look as touristy as possible while taking pictures all the while. What really ended up happening was Alex got a pair of European swim trunks and paraded around with his white legs!
By the time we got back to the bird park to pick up Wink, we were all exhausted. We had a wonderful time and it was time well spent with the family.
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