Char, Chris, Matty and our new found fifth team member Ben waved Donnie off at Verdun Sur Mer train station. Matty took over the navigation and led us through some very flat, forested countryside to the west of Bordeaux. Having lost our practiced navigator Donnie, Matty took over...taking us through some great scenic "detours". In fairness it was only the day before Matty had told us "im not sure I even know how to read a map" and getting lost was only really straying a few kilometers in the wrong direction.
The day was very windy so we all quickly put in to practice 'slip streaming' to make our day a bit easier. The odd game of "what do yout think Donnie´s doing now¨ later turned out to be fairly accurate (chilling on the beach, having a few beers and relaxing the leg).
We cycled late into the night finding a spot in the trees by a river where we quickly chowed down then hit the hay. Ben was an absoloute hero - having already changed his plans to continue cycling South with us he kindly let Char stay in his tent. What a bloke.
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