Day 12 - The old switcheroo

Portsmouth to St Malo, France by ferry

Yesterday was a slightly late day due to the mileage and having to stop to sort out the strapping on my knee. Because of this we missed the overnight ferry to St Malo from Portsmouth and had to wait until half 8 tonight for the next one. However, this allowed us to get a few bits and bobs done before we left England behind. Chris and I got the ferry over to Portsmouth A&E to get my knee checked out and Char and Matty got to work in the kitchen making dinner and lunch for tomorrow.

The verdict form the nurse at St Mary's in Portsmouth was that, aside from having very loose knees, no ligaments were damaged in my knee and that it was most likely due to straining with the weight of the panniers in too high a gear. Got it all strapped up again and bought a load of ibuprofen for the next week. Hopefully it'll hold out long enough for us to rest it and let it properly heal.

The team got packed up and ready to hit the ferry tonight from Portsmouth to St Malo, which should get us to France in time for breakfast. Top notch entertainment on the ferry was provided by the resident magician. According to Matty the acts included; "the disappearing banana" "the one with the changey dress thing" and "the old switcheroo"....classics!

(For more info on our journey check out http://www.cycle-to-sahara.co.uk/)