J6 – 12/23/2005

“What a stage, what a long stage!  I’m tired, my legs hurt”.

The more you do something the better you get at it.  Your body has to yield to the effort you make and, the pain you feel changes place day by day, hour by hour and each minute that passes become more and more difficult.

This didn’t keep Serge from welcoming with a smile our visitors of the day, among whom, Frédéric Veille, a friend who is an RTL (Radio Television Luxembourg) journalist.
Claude Terrien came from the Vendée region and brought us Fructoline a 100% natural prebiotic product which prevents intestinal problems, chocolates and a bottle of wine.

The weather continues to be perfect with a high temperature of 10°C in the afternoon.

Today Serge ate:

• Ÿ1 croissant
•  2 slices of ham
• 1-1/2 GAIA bar
• 2 Bolinos
• 1 fruit paste
• 2 cereal bars
• Figues
• 1 banana
• A large bowl of bouillon with angel hair pasta
• 1 coffee

All day long he drank water from his camel bag and occasionally Saint-Yorre mineral water and a few swallows of Coca Cola. Feeding took place every 1 to 2 hours.

Tonight  we will be in the parking lot of the technical services of the town of Courville-sur-Eure, who made available an electric connection for our camper.  A very kind neighbor let me connect to the telephone line in his home.  Our adventure is just starting.