Lessons learned
So, time to look back on how things went for the try-out. In short, things went as well as I could have expected. I’ll address a few specific points below, but in general, I left feeling very optimistic. What I do need to concentrate on are the rhythms of everyday life, especially on the road. I will be living out of a suitcase in a car, both literally and metaphorically for nearly a month. I’ll have a variety of accommodations, and so I’ll have to pack an overnight rucsac to carry the bare essentials for each night’s stay in with me. One of these essentials must be a little kettle, mug and possibly teapot. I’m an inveterate tea drinker, and you certainly can’t rely on provision in French accommodation. It’s actually very difficult to get an overview of the Tour each day. You get bombarded with the bare results from many sources on social media, but trying to get a wider picture is difficult. In the end I realised that the hour-long nightly summary of the lamented itv4 coverage was the...