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Floyd arrived tonight in advance of his tennis group who arrive on Saturday. Floyd is a tennis coach and friend who, apart from being a nice man, played Davis Cup for his country a few years back. He is an ardent Arsenal fan so he will get on well with Kevin. After picking him up in Montpellier, we stop off at L'Evasion in Sommieres for dinner with Kevin and his family. Floyd and Kevin (but mostly Floyd) talk non stop on matters football for about an hour and a half, boring the pants off some of our party. In the end I had to tell Floyd to shut up. Nicely of course. On the way back to the cars we pass a square that has been set up with a stage at one end and fifty tables, all en plein air, with about 200 people enjoying dinner and a show. It was quite spectacular with a very professional stage set up and professional entertainers to boot, and typical of how the French enjoy themselves at this time of the year.
