2 Days to go

In 48 hours, Paul and I will be, I expect, close to our digs for the weekend. Located on the northern outskirts of Alencon, it's about 40 miles from the Le Mans circuit but was the only reasonably priced/available place we could find, which is pretty much the same as the last time we went. Unless you book up the moment the provisional MotoGP calendar is released, you stand bugger all chance of getting anywhere to stay in Le Mans itself.

We've both been busy packing and I've been out giving Ginny the once over, tyre pressures and oil level check. Bit concerned to find a dry oil dipstick, so I've stuck in 500ml nearly. I guess the oil warning light only comes on when the engine is wrecked! Such a shame the Japanese have the patent on oil level windows, it would make life so much easier. The Sprint was the same though, dipstick out, dipstick in, dipstick out, do the hokey cokey.....

NOTE TO SELF - remember to make regular checks, especially with a 4500 mile tour of Spain coming up.

I've also strapped the camping chair to the pillion seat. I'm pleased to say though, that Ginny is using protection on this trip. By that, I mean I've cable tied some foam carpet underlay to my grab handles, stuck a bit on the front of the top-box and wedged a bit of carpet under the chair, to prevent any damage. It all feels nice and firm and hopefully will remain secure for the duration of the trip. The bungees are from Poundland though 😧

Besides the packing, I've charged up all the gadgets that need charging, my camera, tablet and my Sena intercom on my helmet. Tomtom draws power from the battery when on the bike, so no need to worry about that. The routes are all downloaded, so I am good to go. I just need to work out what time I need to leave home Friday morning, to allow myself enough time for a fuel stop at Ashford and get to Eurotunnel with at least 45 minutes to spare. I reckon I need to be on the road between 7 and 7:15.

Next update will be somewhere en-route I expect, most likely when we stop for a coffee at McDs, where there's free wifi.