Finally having a french meal

Well here we all are having completed our third days riding sat in an open air restaurant in Beauvais having a proper french meal. I am having some sort of pancake for starters, steak tartare and creme brulee.

At the hotel we spent quite some time speaking to a 75 year old who was an ex professional cyclist. He really liked to talk ,but he was fascinating. He pointed out in the nicest possible way all the mistakes we have made. Firstly he said that we should have only done 97 miles on the first day if we were club riders. He also said that wearing a rucksack was a bad idea and that we should never do that. So much kudos to me for managing what I have done, despite a professionals reservations. Hardcore.

Hopefully tomorrow will be over as quickly as possible.