martes, 11 de octubre de 2011

The Belgian Season

October is always a special month, for many reasons... and this year was no exception! On Tuesday the 3rd some lovely guests from Linburg, Belgium arrived at the Little Stone House... Everything was ready. Spring was starting to make herself noticed although rains had yet to make their long awaited appearance.

Bill and Jeanne were able to enjoy two sunny days, visiting Villa General Belgrano, and also paddling for a while in the lake, on a fairly windy day. We shared very interesting talks over dinner, about history, politics, and the similarities of Belgian and Argentinian way of life. Their trip was a very interesting one, almost a quest, and I hope everything goes very well with them!

While Bill and Jeanne were enjoying their stay, there was a phone call and a new reservation came to be... a friendly voice on the other side asked for the possibility to stay for a few nights with his family... a family from... Belgium!

On Friday the 7th, they arrived from Villa Berna, where they have had a very nice stay, except for a minor misunderstanding over extras and sock laundry with the self proclaimed partner of the nice place they stayed at.

We met at the entrance of Villa del Dique, on what came to be, and will be remembered as a memorable moment. "This is me!" and "This is us!" That was the beginning of a truly wonderful stay over the weekend with Yves, Annelies, Livia and Juul... It was a real pleasure meeting them, and enjoying long, fun and meaningful talks, full of laughs, thoughts, stories, and memories...

A rainy day (yes, it rained, it finally rained!), a windy day with lots of fun in the water and in the nearby ruins, and a barbecue day next to the river where enough to make this a stay to remember. Rest assured we will be in contact and a visit to Belgium won`t take long to happen!

I wish them the best on their Argentinian Expedition and hope to see them again very soon!

In the meantime, a new reservation dawns in the November horizon, and I eagerly look forward to it.... Till then....