It was -2 C in the tent last night. I was fine with just my nose poking out of the sleeping bag. Packing away in the morning in the pre-dawn, it took me about 10 minutes to get the frozen tent pole joints apart. I had to heat each joint on my stove until the ice melted. If that stove packs up.......so do I! I'm running it on petrol hence the two red bottles you may spot hanging off the bike.
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| Unfreezing the tent pole joints - time consuming! |
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| Keeping everything charged up on the go is another interesting task as I've only got 3 watts available from the hub generator. It can be done if you don't waste any charging time during the day. I can always steal some power from the notepad computer if necessary. The charging priorities are headlamp, gps, phone. |
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| Mid-morning and still wrapped up well |
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| Potable? All the signs say no but that's H&S because it's not actually tested by the local authority (and never has been). If you ask a local they will tell you it is the tastiest water for miles around! I am sporting the famous down jacket. |
I travelled on relatively quiet roads today and enjoyed the rolling scenery. I know there is no chance of finding camping spots on the Riviera so I want to get as close to the Riviera today and then try and get through the Riviera and into Italy in one day. So I press on and arrive at dusk as usual and manage to find a spot down a forestry track.
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