1 week to go

Friday next week, Paul and I will set off on our trip to Le Mans. After some toing and froing, we both have the same routes programmed into our Tomtoms. At one point it looked like we would be going our separate ways but with some settings tweaking done, we are both now in sync.

I let Paul dictate the petrol stops, as his Rocket drinks a lot quicker than Ginny. I reckon I could probably make it all the way from fill up at Ashford, to our hotel in Alencon on one tank, about 230 miles but he'll most likely be looking at around 160.

I've not really sat down and thought about what I'm taking with me. It's only 3 nights away, so I should be able to pack fairly light and maybe leave some room for some beers, if we get to a hypermarket. We are both going to take a picnic chair with us this time though. Mine will comfortably fit within the width of the panniers and I've bought some bungies to secure it with. It makes life a lot easier when you get to the circuit., otherwise, you're either standing or sitting on potentially hard/wet/muddy grass. We opted out of buying a grandstand ticket. As we only have general admission, we'll have to plan where we want to view from, to avoid wandering around aimlessly. Somewhere near to some toilets might be good though for us oldies.

When I get back, Ginny will have covered almost six thousand miles, so I've booked her in for a service on the Thursday after we return. That should cover me for the Spain tour and my trip to the Red Bull Ring in August, by which time she'll be up to twelve thousand and need another fettling before I go down to Aragon.

As I write this, it is peeing down, so I'm hoping the weather perks up for next week.

Au revoir