There was a great family feel about breakfast together as church this morning before wandering to see the Tour de France cyclists together. There was something quite different about meeting together to eat before going off and doing something. Loads of people wondered why we do not do this more often – but I’m not sure whether at was because we were experiencing an event we liked and saw God within, or whether we all like croissants, pane au chocolat, brioche and fresh coffee! Actually – either reason is good enough to do this more regularly. We have often done church BBQ’s – but this was so much easier to do.

The race itself was quick but fun to be at. The leader had a good few minutes on the rest before the main pack raced through. It was an amazing sight – not an event I would like to be part of and one that looked quite tight and dangerous to me.

It was a good experience to be there – and glad to be able to say that Medway did the tour proud with its support. Maybe we’ll do this again next year.

For those of you interested in the photos, I set up a flickr album.