....after a busy few weeks, Gabrielle and I finally managed to catch up for lunch and finalise our plans for watching the Tour de France! The mountain stages are always the most exciting so we've hired a camper van for a few days - essential for the essentials of life; chilling the champagne, cups of herbal tea, hair straighteners - and fly into Geneva for the closing stages in the Alps.
Although I'd planned to support Chris Froome who probably should have won a stage last year if he hadn't been helping Wiggo but ever since Thomas Voeckler had the collision, two years ago, with a press car and was catapaulted into a barbed wire fence, he's been my man! However, family connections with Belgium mean that I shall keep a close eye on Jan Bakelants.
Gabrielle and I are still arguing about who's going to be doing the driving; our men insist they won't come with us as too many years travelling to holiday villas behind convoys of caravans have left dark memories.......I've noticed, though, that they are very interested on the details of our 'Tour' and I shaln't be surprised if, when the day comes, they won't have made their own secret plans to surprise us on the flight!
Mediterranean tart, watercress and rocket salad, strawberries, blueberries and creme fraiche for lunch!
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