Stories from
the road

(and beyond!)

Who will buy?
Touring with Children, France Tom Jones Touring with Children, France Tom Jones

Who will buy?

“Who will buy this wonderful morning...".

I can only attribute to the invigorating power of the road, the slowly settling change in me.

That's not to say we didn't have things to do today, because that spoke wasn't going to fix itself, and our bikes were literally caked in sand and grit after many miles on the voies vertes.

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Religieuse, Ribot, Rayon, Relax
Touring with Children, France Tom Jones Touring with Children, France Tom Jones

Religieuse, Ribot, Rayon, Relax

A short but very sharp climb later (ideally accompanied by the 'Hovis' music, played on an accordion) past a number of encouragingly-named but distinctly 'ferméed' buildings, we arrived at what turned out to be the only outlet in the village these days, a sports bar with an en suite village shop.

Thomas Ivor and I walked into the bar and practically everyone turned to look. It was like I'd burst into a wild west saloon with a gun in each hand. I had a quick scout of the place, looking for signs of food, but was aware of the eyes following me…

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