Left at 09:50, in the rain. Now the bikers amongst you will understand, that no matter how careful you are to keep your hands dry whilst getting ready to leave, just one drop of rain makes it a chore getting your gloves on. And so it was. Once togged up though I was happy enough.
90 minutes in and my backside was aching. Strange but having waterproofs on seems to invoke the princess and the pea effect. After all I did 3 hours before I started shuffling about yesterday. Even stranger though, the ache subsided, (maybe the shuffling dislodged the pea) and I ended up riding through to my fuel stop, 4h30 into the journey. That's about the most I've done on Ginny in one hit.
Having had heavy, medium and light rain, the last 50 miles from the fuel stop were a pleasant surprise, as the sun came out.
On reaching Chateaudun, I found the Hotel, an Ibis budget, sans une receptionist. There's an auto check-in machine but that requires a booking reference. As I booked through booking.com, I didn't have one. There was nowt for it but to take a wander round the shops, an Intermarche and a B&Q style place and to pass the time till 5pm, when reception would be staffed. There was an 'emergency' number but I couldn't get it to work.
No matter, I passed the time and bought myself a 1-3 socket for a few quid. I only had one useable socket last night, which made life a bit difficult.
Back at the hotel, reception had opened and I checked in.
Up in the room I checked the booking paperwork, only to find it said my reference for the machine was my booking.com reference, minus the dots. DOH! That'll teach me to read the stuff properly.
Freshened up, I'm going to have dinner in the Buffalo Grill next door. Hopefully I'll be able to eat without any discomfort. Yesterday I had no dinner, as my acid reflux problem flared up. Maybe, most likely, the eggs, sausage and chips of the night before. It was a bit greasy.
Anyway, time for dinner.
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