Well I've been up for about 24 hours now. I had a very long trip that started out with bad traffic from Beaverkill to Newark, and continued with a very slow checkin. I couldn't manage to get my bags checked through all the way to Biarritz, despite about 20 minutes of trying (the woman even called the help desk).
So anyway by the time I got to the gate, the plane was already boarding. It was a 5:55pm departure and I left Beaverkill at noon, so that tells you something.
On the flight I had a ring of 6 screaming babies surrounding me so sleeping wasn't much of an option.
It was great to get to Geneva, and a bit odd to depart again immediately. In Geneva I asked if my bags could be checked all the way to Biarritz, but was told that they would only go to Clermont Ferrand, and I'd have to hassle with them there. Well I got to Clermont Ferrand and the bags were not there. On investigation, it turned out they were still in Geneva. So obviously the checkin procedure didn't work.
The upshot is that I won't see my bags until tomorrow and will miss the first day of biking. And that is assuming, of course, that I actually get my bags tomorrow, which is by no means assured.
The group is all here, there are 6 people total, and two will share in the driving of the support van. We have maps with our route all highlighted, which is nice. We are going to be doing some epic days in the mountains.
For the present though, I'm just exhausted. I had the good idea to bring everything that mattered in my carry-on bag, including my computer, so I can post a blog entry. But I can't post photos because I don't have the adapters to download the photos! What a pain.
I look forward to getting out of here tomorrow and into the hills, it is very hot. Until then...
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