Not what I thought the first repair would be

After a short (31 mile) ride, and our 1st non camping night since the 15th May, we were about to have a little afternoon ride into Arcachon.

That was until I spotted Jean's destroyed tyre.

The spare inner tubes were not going to fix this.

A quick Google and I was off on a 4 mile ride in search of some new rubber.

So many numbers these days for tyres! And I had to bear in mind the one currently on Jean's bike was maximum width, as the helpful assistant tried to upsell a more off road wider one.

After riding back with the tyre over my shoulder and feeling like the Michelin Man, out came the tools.

And voilà, we had our ride into Arcachon after all 

Definitely a boaty place.