Follow us around France while Neil fulfills his dream of cycling the peaks of the Tour de France and I will endeavour to see as many castles and stunning French scenery as physically possible.
Wednesday, July 25th
The bug that laid Heather low for the last two days walloped Nicola last night. After a sleepless night and numerous visits to the salle de bains Nicola spent today horizontal recovering. While the girls recuperated (Heather is nearly better but lacks energy) the boys went out to a play ground in an attractive square close to the Mairie. Afterwards we headed off to Carrefour to decide buy lunch and dinner since it will be only the boys dining. Today's shopping trip means that during the first four days in the Pyrenees I have done twice as much shopping as cycling. After the euphoria of Monday's ride this is a statistic I'll be looking to rectify soon, especially with the amazing weather we are enjoying. It also means that there will be fewer rest days from now on, however this should not be a problem with some good ride planning and continued good luck with the weather.
The silver lining behind this alarming riding (or shopping) statistic is that I have had time to relax and hang out with the kids, both of which were also important goals of this trip. On the relaxation front I grabbed a book off the gite bookshelf called, "A Piano in The Pyrenees", which is written by Tony Hawks who was the guy who hitchhiked around Ireland with a fridge. It is all about him moving to a village near here so is very relevant and is an amusing, light holiday read. On the kids front, as well as the terrain de joue with Callum today, Heather was well to join us to play boules on the lawn this afternoon (by the way, Callum cheats by placing rather than throwing his boule at the jack), then, when Heather got tired, Callum and I played "knights and monsters" which essentially gave Callum an excuse to beat up his Dad (so guess who was the monster).
Tomorrow, assuming Nicola's recovery follows the same path as Heather, I'll disappear early for a morning ride. Not sure where yet but it I would like to claim my first [and maybe second] Hors Categorie (HC) climb and give the legs a real workout!
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