Monday 23rd May ( Barmy Bunny Attacks The Beast)


Mr. Kite looked out of The Joint window onto a crystal blue sunlight Tarn in the Gorges du Tarn. Today The Incapacitants were heading uphill with The Superscope to watch vultures and eagles. After a leisurely breakfast they set off on the road from le Rozier to Montpellier-le-Vieux. Just out of the village The Incapacitants stopped to look at a map of the area on a signpost. Mr. Kite parked The Beast by a hedge and walked towards the map when a mad French bunny rushed from under a tree and head butted the rear wheel on The Beast. Now Mr. Kite has just spend fifty euros on a new back wheel so he walked towards the barmy bunny who was butting the back wheel. Seeing Mr. Kite the barmy bunny climbed up the back wheel onto the saddle leapt off and ran away. Luckily The Beast was unshaken by such a vicious unprovoked attack and the trip continued.

In the hot sun The Incapacitants cycled miles to the top of a hill and put The Superscope on a mound and surveyed the surrounding area. Griffon Vultures, Short-toed Eagles, Subalpine Warblers and Honey Buzzards were spotted. After a few hours of scorching The Incapacitants returned to the campsite for a few cold beers before the next bird-watching activity.

With the Kanterbrau safely inside The Incapacitants they set out on a boat bird-watching expedition up the Gorges du Tarn. Now The Incapacitants are competent cyclists but not sailors so the minium equipment was taken to 'ride the rapids'. Binoculars were left behind to save them drowning. On this trip they spotted Mallards, Green Woodpeckers, Pied Wagtails, a Water Dipper and a Spotted Flycatcher. Two hours later the boating expedition was over; the rapid negotiated and The Kayak not Titaniced.

Now every night a Scop's Owl had made a noise on the adjacent hillside so The Incapacitants set out to find it as dusk fell. Tonight it was silent and could not be found; a rather teasing thing to do. But they did spot a Hoopoe and a Rock Sparrow and when darkness came four glowbugs came to light.

After a good day The Incapitants had a tipple of Kronenbourg. Cheers from Mr. Kite in the warm gorges.