Those reading this blog will have noticed our earlier discussions with regard to a previous visit to Decathlon in Brive and also several shops where we looked at fold up bikes. Anyway we decided to go back again today and take another look and perhaps take a test ride.
We were a little late starting due to the late evening from yesterday but anyway we took all the side and country roads to Brive. There are so many beautiful towns and villages on this route that Noel would be months photographing them if he tried. When we arrived at Brive we filled up with fuel at an Esso Express station where the fuel is the same price as supermarkets and then headed of in search of the station. Why you may ask?. Many years ago we used to use the auto rail from Boulogne to Perpignan and it used to arrive in Brive at 0500 hrs in the morning and there was lots of clattering and noise which woke you up as they moved bits of the train around and what with the bright lights of the station you could not sleep. So this trip was to actually look at the station and it is a very nice one indeed and surrounded by the usual bars and restaurants and also sex shops. What is it with stations that around the world they attract shops trading on the seamier side of life?
Finally we arrived at Decathlon and last time we were there the fold up bike was a bright green, but that had gone an replaced by one in bright orange. We learnt from the shop assistant how to fold i and an unfold it and then went for rides around the large store. There is a sort of a track which around the shop you can use for testing and it is often crowded out with kids haring round on skateboards and similar and so can be a dangerous area.
Well after the mutual testing we have decided to purchase one and see how we get on with before getting another one. We revisited Carrefour down the road for lunch and then headed back via a different route with more very interesting towns and villages which we really must visit sometime, perhaps next week.
It had been a very warm day with temps around 30 degrees centigrade most of the time and so when we got home the first thing was a cup of tea and then a little zizz.
Noel visited the bard to check on email etc and only to find that the deisal that we had purchased in Brive has been charged twice again? This is becoming rather silly and and so a rather rude email will be on the way tomorrow.
There is sometimes nothing like home cooking and so tonight we had Quiche Lorraine and Branston baked beans, what a feast. And so to bed after a good day and the final part spent reading
