If I was in La Rochelle... It& #39;s 8.30am. After going hard last night (nothing new there) I feel a bit ropey but it& #39;s nothing I can& #39;t handle so we get dressed and head down for breakfast. Oh for a cup of PG Tips! French tea is like pee. After breakfast at the hotel it& #39;s time for a

quick bag check before leaving the hotel. Tickethttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">,flags for swapping https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">, purse - https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">, phone https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">. 10am - A walk round the food market to test the senses; if you can handle the smells of fish and cheese then you& #39;ll be safe for the rest of the day! Down to the harbour for a walk...

along the wall, enjoying the sea breeze. It& #39;s hard to keep walking as the bars and restaurants are populated by Sale Sharks supporters having something to eat and a cold lager or two or a glass (several) of wine. I remind them it& #39;s a marathon, not a sprint but I think a few are

already too late for that advice.
12pm - We stop and have some lunch then head towards General Humbert& #39;s Irish Pub. A quick stop at La Cave de la Guignette for a couple of glasses of their fruit wine then into The Humbert to catch up with everyone. Jerome is there and I give him

...the Yorkie bars I& #39;ve brought over for him. There are a lot of tender heads and throbbing livers but that won& #39;t stop us!