26 April 2022
And we are off….but day zero seems an appropriate name probably…..for we have not cycled any distance at all today.
But it has been a big day!!
All the way from Collioure to Menton on the Italian border. Two weeks of hard graft on my last visit!! And today just a fairly hectic day of trains and three difficult transfers (no lifts..just steep stairs etc) at Narbonne, Marseilles and Antibes.
Menton looking as lovely as ever…with the sun shining….and pleasant temperature. Beers overlooking the sea, food in the heart of town.
But our apartment? I knew it only had one bedroom….but that was an ensuite bedroom…with a pull out sofa in the living room….AND a second bathroom. Not ideal…for desired privacy etc…..but sounded ok…with ok reviews…
Alas….the “ensuite bedroom”…is a narrow fold-down shelf….in the hallway…separated from the living room with a curtain. No second bathroom. Possibly the worst Booking.Com mis-description I have come across. Not a great start…for I usually pride myself at winkling out good places to stop!
Our en suite bedroom:
But there is coffee!! So after beers and food, we walked for miles to find milk to accompany…only to find upon our return that there is no sugar either! (Thanks to a local restaurant for supplying six sachets…Martin did not understand the desperation!!)
So…here we are….in anticipation of a disturbed night…but looking forward to an early morning coffee….…and getting on the road properly.
Italy…within five minutes…the border already within sight!
Yeeha!!
