PBP 2007 Fini

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Byron at the 1011-year-old castle ruins at Monfort L'Amaury

At registration, I met RUSA president Mark Thomas and DC RBA John Ellis, picked up my packet, PBP Jersey, an FFCT polo shirt and marveled at the table advertising a "Paris to Peking" ride.

Back at the F1, we met a British couple who'd just driven in from their home in Carhaix. "More rain coming," he warned, "I could hardly see in the car on the way down. But we'll have good weather west of Fougères." Over at Pizza Pinot, the "NC Randonneurs" get together never materialized, but we did meet up with J.D. and Cap'n John Ende. Out on the street David Minter invited us to the campground for Damon Peacock's Randonneuring film festival. We picked up drinks from the camp bar and settled in for some fine cinema while a strong wind blew a heavy cold rain against the tent walls.

The Moulton Man!

The final reel finished after midnight, and we had just set out to bike back to Plaisir, when Gilbert doubled back realizing he'd left his musette bag at the bar. Luckily it was retrieved, but unfortunately for us Parc Etang was locked down for the night. "I'm sure there's a way around," Gilbert said confidently pulling out toward Montigny. "Yeah," I agreed, "we'll just wheel on over to Elancourt and then pop over that ridge—should be a beautiful, if cool and rainy, night for some 2:00a.m. ridge climbing on that single-speed Rohloff!"

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