Bits and Pieces

They won't allow Bike on the bus to Rheims tomorrow. That is a big problem. The ticket is booked, paid for and non-refundable. But I can't go without Bike.

The lady at the ticket desk was adamant. No bike and no money back. At least not from her. She said it with a frown. Most dispiriting.

So I have got work to do.  The guy at the bike shop was brilliant. Come back tomorrow and you can have a bike box for free. So I did. We took bike apart and, with a squeeze, got him in. The guy would not take any money. But he also did it all with a smile. Wonderful.

Then I carried Bike-in-a-Box to the bus station. Where I had left all the panniers taped together. So now I have just the regulation two pieces per passenger. But they are BIG pieces. Then I wait in the bus queue. If the driver turns me away then I am in Schtuck.

But the Driver didn't even bat an eyelid. He took the box and bags into the bus hold and we are off overnight to Rheims. Nice man.