Back in the saddle again

We are in Argentan.

Some stats to start off with.  97 k at an average of 16 kph. Reached a top speed of 50k an hour apparently  ( though at the time I think we did that  my eyes were watering so much I could not see the speedo)!

Don't want to reduce the trip to numbers but have to admit that I thought our first day would be  a leisurely 50 odd kilometres, whereas in fact I had planned it in miles. Doh!

Philip took the news pretty well, all considering.

Very early start. Breakfast on the boat soon after 6, and off at 7. Adopted the hobbit practice of having first and second breakfasts, plus a coffee stop.

Fast good roads. The famous normandy "bocage" replaced by huge fields, as far as the eye can see in some places.

"Back in the saddle again" is apparently the signature tune of Gene Autrey- the singing cowboy. 

Philip sings the first line of this song at the start of each day. I am sure he knows all other words but for those who prefer the original Sue will add a link to the man himself, complete with horse, singing it all. Words fail me.... Sadly they did not fail Gene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZqRL7nJB48

( Note - hope this is the right one!  S)

- or this one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hpqcpiLmoI