Despite the nasty weather I made it back home! After the second thunderstorm you stop counting...
Sunday on the way home and 25 km from Royan a 30 min storm break, mostly because of the gale force winds.
On the way the ferry ride was a short peaceful break, the ferry just 6-7 km from the camping ground where I had spent the evening with 3 young German bike tourists heading south to Portugal. A little Schnaps even after dinner!
Arrival at the campground in La Tranche sur Mer
Saturday morning the others prepare to leave
The start was given on the seafront
Not one but 2!!! And in a very topical colour combination...
Joel told me at dinner that he has delivered 11 and 10 Le Mans.
A velocar was present, with 45 km/h certification and so a number plate. The young man hopes to reach series production, 385 kg and the same motor as the Citroën Ami.
And on the way home on Sunday before the storms I took the cable car bridge which we saw in
@kitenteddy's Green Mamba voyage. It was national heritage day so the crossing was free and the people in green represent the prisoners who were once use to pull the ships up the river to Rochefort.
The meeting was great, nice conversations, Sunday morning Agilo was the star, many questions and many test seatings. A woman even asked her husband to build her one! Because of the cosy wood atmosphere inside.
There were a lot of Quattrovelos as car replacement. I actually sat in an M9
@ChristianW ! The wide opening works for me both getting in and out. But I did not like the seat, the guy before me loved it which just goes to show how different we all are. Mango, Strada which I did not see up close at Spezi. DF, Snoek, Alphas and WAWs, one in a VERY used condition making even Agilo's finish look quite correct
So lots of variety in the VM park. Other drivers also had a 3-4 day journey there and back so this time I don't think I was the one from furthest away.
The last night on the way home I actually managed to pitch the new tent correctly! I could feel the advantage of carrying less weight and so 150-160 km a day went by without a problem. I got fit after 4 days despite my left leg, and about 900 km total distance. End of season here is the 15th at the latest so finding a camping ground or even a restaurant on a Monday evening was not so easy. Next time I have to plan to arrive at 17:00 so that I can use the campground swimming pools, they all close at 18:00... I ate one of my two survival rations so I was glad I carried the extra weight of the JetBoil.
Agilo behaved great once again. Driving in the storms on Monday at one point I looked at the speedo and I was at 22 km/h without pedaling, uphill... I had to hide from the >80 km/h gusts on the seafront in Royan for a while, I drove through 10 cm water there. A bike tourist who I met in the campground later and who came over on the last ferry just after mine rode through 30-40 cm of water there...
The outside of Agilo has been pressure washed but the inside looks like a swamp, some house work to do today.
And now new adventures await