We stayed at Camping Napoleon
We have electricity and wifi (pronounced wee-fee by the darling girl who helped us...
Today was awesome! We went out to the road at 2 pm to await the beginning of the caravan and of course the tour riders themselves. It was flat out hot like a summer day in the broccoli fields at Shelburne Farms. To those not from Dayton, Oregon just imagine the hottest day you can remember with no shade at all.
My sister-in-law, Sharon, and I brought quite a bit out with us. We brought beach chairs, a giant bottle of water, a small bottle of wine, 1 kindle, 1 iPad, my handy dandy Tour de France spritzer/fan, sunscreen, a camera, a cell phone to use as another camera, a lightweight long-sleeved shirtfront for each of us. We brought our American flag, naturally.
The flag brought a visitor to our little spot along the hill, his name is Jerry and he and his wife live not more than 3 miles from us! Small world to be sure.
The caravan came around to throw their treats and goodies to us and advertise their products around 3pm. We chatted with so many people from all over the world! Sharon and I never cracked open our e-readers we were just enjoying the fun and spectacle of the race activities.
Things got even more interesting; we had a surprise visitor, Borat, was in attendance and nearly got arrested by the Gendarmies (police). I will definitely post a pic of him- totally hilarious! He had a body suit that made it appear that he was built- complete with 9-pack of abs, he was wearing a green thong singlet, and a Borat mask. He was waving flags and was accompanied inexplicably by a clowns. Anything goes in Le Tour!
Will insert a pic soon
The excitement really built up when six helicopters flew overhead; we knew that the riders would soon be ascending to our spot. The energy was over the top - kids were screaming, banging thunder sticks and pan lids, the first rider came and people were running beside him yelling "Allez, Allez!" One very tiny little girl was so excited she started running and was lucky a young guy grabbed her under the arms and pulled her to safety. She was right in the path of the cyclist.
The cyclists rode by fairly quickly. It was thrilling truly to see it all up close.
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