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So it was back to the car for the journey to
Mulsanne corner, with the heater on full blast..... We arrived there at
6.20 and, for the first time that I can ever remember, we were specifically
asked to show our Arnage/Mulsanne parking ticket. Even though the car park
had masses of spaces, we got the distinct impression that the car park marshal
wasn't about to let us in without one (or until we provided adequate
'consideration', perhaps.....).
We then had that always rather debilitating walk
from the car park right over to Mulsanne corner itself and I first started
taking my next set of rather lame photographs at 6.45.
I find this a particularly tiring time at Le Mans.
Having gone all night without sleep, having also walked a fair distance with the
wonder of the night now well and truly gone, I was pretty tired and my legs were
crying enough of just standing still. So after half an hour or so we
headed off to the stall there for a sit down and had croissants and coffee to
lift our sprits - it always works!
It was about half an hour later that Pascal
arrived with Vincent and Amandine, whereupon he said, 'I think it's time for
breakfast!' He was right of course - at this time of the morning, it's
always time for breakfast at Le Mans - so we trooped off to the staff and hit
the coffee and croissants for a second time! I don't think Pascal realised
that our reluctance to have a second croissant had something to do with the fact
that we'd already sampled only half an hour before!
We hung around at Mulsanne corner until 8.30 at
which point even James was complaining of aches and pains, so we trudged back to
the car again and headed back to the hotel for a reviving wash and brush up.
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