Saturday 6 September 2008
The early hours of Saturday morning saw us continuing our dash south, heading towards my French retreat near Mirepoix in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Nick took a long stint down past Orleans, Vierzon, Limoges and Chateauroux to the outskirts of Toulouse. Heavy rain too, with the Beast resembling a barge on a canal at times the surface water was so bad.
In order to stay awake frequent stretch breaks were required, during which we brewed up using our faithful mini stove - Here a still smiling Wedgi (me) is pictured waiting patiently for the bloody thing to boil!
We arrived at Mirepoix at around 7.15am, and having stocked up on croissants continued to the house at Les Senies. 753 miles from Forest Row covered without incident, although headlights and wipers continued to be mercurial.
Dull and overcast, the weather changed to a drizzly rain which did not let up all day. Still managed a 90 minute ride out in preparation for later feasting. The evening began as it would end in a bar with a well earned libation or several!
We stuffed ourselves to excess in between the bar visits with a multi course Medieval banquet washed down with an aperitif and Vin rouge.
The full medieval experience - goblet and gout included!
