In Munster

Woke to the lovely sight of sunshine today! How nice for a change. I lolled for while, no rush today, then I went to the tourist info and got the Tour timetable for tomorrow. I should be able to go up at 11 am and then wait near the top. The Tour goes through between 15:46 and 16:10. The caravan comes through first at about 14:18. It's nice having the timetable.

Given the lack of internet at the camp site and that time is beginning to press a little to get to Paris I am thinking of riding on after the tour and going over the Grand Ballon to Cernay, near Mulhouse. Then on Saturday I can go over the Ballon d'Alsace. It means I can be at a train station on Sunday or Monday if I choose. My plan is to catch a train to near Paris then ride to the airport on the day Paul arrives.

I went to a computer shop (really mobile phone) which has a single Internet terminal. 1 Euro for 15 minutes. I used it to answer a few emails quickly and let people know where I am. Bloody French keyboards!


I hadn't eaten yet, so mastering an urge to buy lunch at a restaurant I went and bought some lovely sliced ham, very nice, a baguette and a rhubarb tart which Patrick would love. I bloated up on all of that back at the tent. I almost ate the entire baguette, and there I was thinking half for breakfast tomorrow :)

I then went and sat in the play room, it has power, and did the diary etc. while listening to music. I also pencilled in where I have been on all of my maps. All very pleasant. Afterwards I read for a while then went into town to post the post card for CiSRA. Vince thought I'd forget about them :)

When I came I watched the tour for about 90 minutes. I didn't start to fall asleep like yesterday :) The breakaway made it today, the end was quite exciting. There were over 20 people in the room.

Dinner! I'd decided on an Italian and as I suspected it was pretty full but I got a table ok. What I forgot to do was bring something to read ! Sigh. As expected it all took a long time but they were so busy and there were so many people about it was easy to pass the time. To help pass the time I had another Kir! And then with the main I had a glass of Rose! For the entree I had an Alsacienne Terrine. I had been thinking of getting a green salad but that came with the terrine. I think that the meat from the salad yesterday may have been the same, very similar taste although the terrine was meatier. For the main I had spag bog, pretty average, but then again that is not why I had it, so that was ok. Bread with both courses of course. For dessert I got the tart maison, it was a blackberry tart, almost burnt, and it was hot. Tasted ok, but cold would have been better.