Group 2 Arrives at Le Croisic

Since this was my last free day in Le Croisic, I was determined to do as little as possible. I think I achieved that aim quite well. For the past 5 weeks it seems like every waking moment was full of activity, so it was a wonderful feeling to finally have so much time, and so little to do with it.
I began the day slowly, finally getting to start the book that I had carried all over France, but not opened yet. Then I took a leisurely walk back towards Batz Sur Mer, hoping to have lunch at the fine Boulangerie I had noticed on my ride into Le Croisic. Well the walk went well, but the lunch not so well. When I arrived at the door of the Boulangerie, it was locked and bolted. I had forgotten that it was Monday, the day that so many places are closed. Oh well, c'est la vie, as the locals say.
Today was the day that Group 2 was due to cross the finish line, so I was determined to be there to witness the event. I was there, but in spite of waving frantically, no one in the group recognised me. I suppose I do look different when I am not wearing my Ghostrider gear, and the floppy sunhat probably made me look more like the proverbial village idiot, than another Ghostrider.
It was still something of a relief to see them all finish the ride, still in one piece and apparently having enjoyed the experience. With two groups now safely completed, there is now only one group still to finish.
In my spare time today, I compiled some statistics of our ride.

Total distance ridden - around 1200 km (for those who rode the Prologue)
Total punctures (Group 1) - Zero
Number of hotels stayed in (so far) - 26
Number of crashes - Zero

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