Awoke at first light. At 10 am, packed up and set out. The sun never rose more than 30 degrees in the sky all day from the horizon, crossing over from England the rain clouds cleared and left a sun shining through a cold atmosphere. Both yesterday, today, and tomorrow were real freezers. Each morning a little more white frost would be on everything, making it look like after a snow storm - but no snow. My feet and hands froze numb while cycling. Some orange drink I put in my water bottle froze solid before I could drink it. The intense cold in my hands and feet combined with the heat of my chest and a strong wind and an extra heavy load and hills up and down made cycling most miserable. Arrived in Tourcoing at dusk, 4 pm. Mr Xavier was not in town so his teachers at the University gave me another place to sleep. A castle more closely. After dinner I retired.
Xavier Brouaux
15 Place du Theatre
59 Tourcoing, France
Mileage: 60 km
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