One step closer, I can nearly taste the wine!

First of all, to correct the name of the previous place: it's Chaumont s/ Tharonne. In my sleep-depraved state, I also managed to upload the wrong picture. What you saw there was the view from the first french man I rode with to Lille. The picture of my breakfast is attached below.

I waited in Chaumont Tharonne for about 4 hours after waking up at 6.30. Most cars were either too full to take me, or were headed the wrong way. About half an hour ago though, a Dutch couple pulled over to have lunch. I got into talks with the man Sander, who'd himself hitch-hiked from the Netherlands to Paris a couple of years ago. Initially it looked like their car was too over-packed for me to fit, but when his wife Margo came back, they decided to try squeezing me in. What followed was an impressive display of practical Tetris in action, and with the wheelchair stripped to the bare bones, it goes to show that no space is too small if you set your mind to it.

We've decided i'll be dropped off at Brive-la-Gaillarde, an hour or so from the city of Bordeaux.

I want to thank Sander and Margo for making that extra bit of effort, and for helping me one step closer to achieving my goal. That of course goes for all you other drivers out there as well! I hope some of you are still following my trip - you made it possible for me after all!