Day 12 - Accommodations

15 July 2009

Pretty uneventful day today. Mark Cavendish won yet another stage, and all the Brits in the truck are excited. Rightfully so, I guess. He’s like their new hero. He’ll undoubtedly break records with his super fast speed. Hope he makes it through the next round of mountain climbs.

Congratulations go out to Hector, who has managed to score the first injury on the Tour this year. Depending on who you listen to, the story on how he managed to do so varies.

I have this running joke with Audrey, one of our location managers, about staying in Best Westerns. As you and I have come to know them, they are nothing special. However in France, they can be quite nice. So I always say to her, every day, when she brings in the hotel rooming list, “Audrey, merci, mais pas des Best Western’s, s’il vous plait.” The one we’re at tonight is more of a business hotel. Which is funny, because you wouldn’t think the French did any business. It feels out of place. Especially in the middle of farm country here. But the bathroom had a shower curtain, thank goodness. Don’t even get me started on the French bathrooms. Don’t EVEN get me STARTED! Haha.

Looking back at my pictures, I noticed today I did not take any. What a buzz kill. Not much in the way to photograph, I suppose; as there’s kind of a lull in scenery on the race route here.