I was hoping to get somewhere quite close to home. Our plan is to be in Wensleydale for the weekend to watch it there and maybe let the girls play hooky form school to nip over to Rayne or thereabouts on Monday. Or just take the day off on my own and spend pre and post race at the Compasses . Probably need a tight bend or a short, steep rise somewhere arond Littley Green?
The news that the TdF was coming to mid-Essex next year came as something of a pleasant shock. Call me dim, but I had no idea it was a possibility. Since learning the news I have been giving the matter much thought, and we discussed it last night during our "rest stop"
Given stage 3 is a Monday I'm thinking we should have a long weekend of cycling, camping, the odd tipple of one's fancy with the whole programme culminating in seeing Le Tour. Naturally the inclusion of WAGs and small people (*) is to be encouraged.
(*) Since the NUT thought going on strike, which closed Twinkle Toes' school the other day, was the best thing they could do for her education, I have no problem with pulling her out of school to watch Le Tour. She is doing GCSE photography so I will make skiving off conditional on her compiling a photo journal of the weekend - more than happy for her to show it to her photography tutor.