Ca commence! At last we are in France. It seemed like it wasn't gonna happen this year, but thanks to Vee's hard work, as well as that of Lizzie, Caro and Nicki, with supporting roles by April, Mami, Letitia, and John, we are again in France.
The flights from Christchurch were less stressful than usual, just long. A few good movies on offer, a nice rest by the pool at Singapore Changi, and copious coffees at Charles de Gaule while waiting to transfer from plane to train meant we arrived in Strasbourg tired but unstressed. Met a very pleasant Belgian-born Aussie biologist on the train who was visiting with his Polish wife and two children who knew some of the same people and places from Antarctic programmes. Small world.
We are ensconced in a humble but adequate hotel next to the railway station and will spend tomorrow assembling the tandem and acquiring minutiae before the cycling begins on Thursday. Previsiones meteo are a bit dodgy, but at least it is warm - 16 deg C at night. Light meal (pork cheeks for Norm, Filet de Sandre for Vee) at a winstub than off to dreamland before 11 pm.
We'll be more coherent tomorrow, I promise!
A la prochaine,
Norm & Vee
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