Time, to start thinking about packing for my trip to Aragon.
I'll be leaving Blighty on Tuesday. I decided I'd take things a little easier this time, so I have two overnight stops on the way down and on the return journey. On Tuesday night, I'll be just south of Tours, at Chambray-les-Tours, then Wednesday in Moustey, about 38 miles/60km south of Bordeaux. From Thursday till Monday, I'll be in a town in Spain, called Calaceite. It's about 30 mins/26 miles from the Aragon circuit. A bit closer than I was to Spielberg with my hotel in Austria.
Some of the roads I'll be travelling on, are ones that Grizzly and I rode in July, when we left Zaragoza for Barcelona. I wonder if I'll recognise any of it? The weather forecast for my time in Spain is warm, low to mid 20s Celcius, with a small chance of rain on the Saturday. Hopefully though, the rain will stay away.
The temperature on the way down looks to be decent too, possibly as high as 29C in Moustey, with a tiny chance of precipitation and the way back also looks to be warm and dry. My stops on the return are Bordeaux and Chateaudun. The only clouds on the horizon, would appear to be on the last day, when rain is likely. Of course, it could all change over the next week or so anyway but it's nice to have some positive vibes before one sets off on another 2,000 mile trip.
I expect my language skills or lack of them, will be put to the test a bit this trip. I know my hosts in Moustey don't speak good/much English, as they already indicated that to me, so my schoolboy French will have to come into play once more. Spain, who knows? At least I know the international signage for requesting a bill! 😉 Where would I be without Grizzly, eh?
If I get chance, I'll give Ginny a clean tomorrow. She's not been cleaned since I got back from Austria and has only been out once since, when she went for her 12k service. With the nights drawing in and winter fast approaching, I doubt she'll get many more outings this year, certainly no big trips. If only we lived in a more temperate climate.
As regards my packing, I have made a start, mainly because things are still lying about from the Austria trip but it shouldn't take me long to get everything together and everything is clean, ready to go. I do seem to be missing a pair of my riding socks though. 😕
That's all for now.
We actually do live in a temperate climate, temperate means somewhere that experiences 4 seasons. In the tropics they don't have distinct seasons, so that's probably what you mean!
ReplyDeleteYou can take the girl out the Met Office, but... :-D
Thank you for correcting me daughter 2. Never too old to learn. It probably rains harder in the tropics, so I wouldn't want that.
DeleteThat is you told Woody.
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