Pre-tour nerves

One of the peculiar things about going for a long tour....or indeed travelling generally....is that you get that feeling the day before you leave when you question why you are doing it. You get to realise just how warm and snug your bed is, just how convenient it is to have a fridge full of cold milk, yoghurts & humous, appreciate the quality of discussion on radio four and having your family around you. It's almost enough to stop you going away........ Combine that with the fact that the Tour de France is on tele every evening and one questions why you are going away at all. This pre-tour worry is something to be thankful for I guess. It makes you appreciate the things that are precious. Onwards to France! It had better not be as wet and bedraggled as Britain has been this summer........ Allez, allez.