Well, dear reader, you will be delighted to know that it all worked according to plan and that, thanks to Ansmann and their Bordeaux distributor getting the replacement parts delivered and fitted, I am on the road again and have arrived in Pyla Sur Mer.
I am also in a hotel which has the worst internet connection I have come across for the last 10 years so I will save the details for tomorrow’s post. Do they still have dial-up connections?
Have had a celebratory beer at the alternative mini-golf park opposite the hotel and am off to bed in preparation for a long day in the saddle tomorrow.
Dave cycles south 
Good news! We are near Bayonne and having a day off tomorrow. We are hoping that we will see you later in the week! Have a good day tomorrow!
Good to hear you’re back on the road. Send me a Mail tomorrow if you can just to check that all’s on track for the 10th. Love you. X
Glad to hear that you are back on track so to speak. Clearly your efforts in contacting Ansmann before you even started have paid off. Hope the internet connection is better today (3 June). Great pictures from Bordeaux by the way – esp the coypu. Good spot. Chris n Jane