Day One: Monkey HQ to Limoges

Start 7.45 am. Chucked it down all the way to the Channel crossing. Glad we changed the wipers before we left!! We of course missed the intended train, fortunately there was no extra charge for catching the next train. Unfortunately we hit Paris during rush hour, trusting the Garmin to find a suitable detour around the traffic was a big mistake. Final stop in Limoges Campanile south (not north as the Garmin was suggesting) arrived at 10.45, 586 miles on the clock. Not that we dislike our little mobile navigator, but it definitely isn't an excuse to ignore your own instincts.