May 2015.
It's all here somewhere! |
Preparations for the commencement of La Velodyssee are
moving apace, which is just as well as the intended departure date is only
three days away! The resident purveyor of all things mechanical has scoured the
barn for ‘stuff ‘and, unsurprisingly, numerous ‘must haves’ have proved
difficult to locate, lurking, as they are, underneath lots of other ‘stuff’
which is not on the inevitable LIST and thus not required. However, the sprawling heap of ‘indispensable
stuff’ now litters the floor and simply requires the usual effort of packing a
quart into a pint pot. (For those of you of tender years, a quart is, or used
to be, two pints or a quarter of a gallon). The volume is, however, slightly
reduced as we have decided to avoid campsites in favour of B and B to preserve,
as best we can, the old bones and all the other old bits. Thus the tent has
been superseded by orange survival bags and space blankets! As neither of these is conducive to a good
night’s rest, and probably a target for the emergency services, we trust the
guide books deliver their promise of plentiful comfortable accommodation.
Thanks to satnav we can get lost so much more accurately |
Mr. Mechanic has serviced trailers and bikes. My important
contribution was to road test my equipment and observe the behaviour of the
wheels on Al’s trailer which wobbled wildly last year until the tyres were
changed. I could report that they were straight and non- wobbly. Whew! The road
test went well. What went less well was the performance of legs and lungs!
Nothing new there then.
We leave for Brittany on Friday and have only one tinsy
problem – at the moment we are without transport as the bonnet cable on the car
is f……( broken). Having managed to prise
open the bonnet a hole was discovered in the condenser for the air conditioning.
Heyho. Tomorrow though all will be well?!
The stalwarts, in the form of Brendan and Deborah, have
volunteered again to accompany us to the start and return the car home and,
even pick us up at the finish. That Brendan is unable to drive yet due to his
new hip still requiring care, makes Deborah’s contribution all the more
praiseworthy. We are really, really grateful, honest.
What will unfold on our first day of cycling is, as ever, a
mystery. Our original intention of leaving Roscoff and cycling back to our
weekend B and B is looking ever more optimistic. Me thinks, 100kms and 1200m of
climbing is probably a tad unrealistic for an introduction! You must wait, dear
reader, with bated breath, for the first foray onto La Velocittee.
Good luck old bones
ReplyDeleteLots of love from younger bones!