"We come to it at last. The great battle of our time." - Gandalf the White

And so it begins. Just as the three musketeers accepted d'Artagnan to their ranks, so too we open our arms to Sergeant Spaff and the extra moral support he brings; letting down two comrades is bad, three is unthinkable.

Anyway, on with the show. End of day one, nothing major to report, no difficulty encountered. There will be precious few days like this, I must cherish them all.

Like us, but with the distinct disadvantage of being French.