Day 79 of the second confinement period

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The comic book is being worked on

Another Great Classic A bit of nostalgy here. This songs reminds me in particular of a trip to the South of France from Paris hitchiking. It took me just under 36 hours for the journey.

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⇢Curfew from 6 p.m.

No, it will not be possible to go out between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless you have no choice.

Exceptions will be made for the following reasons:

⇢Business trips to the place of education or training cannot be postponed;
⇢Consultations and care that cannot be provided at a distance and cannot be postponed or for the purchase of health products;
⇢Travel for compelling family reasons, for assistance to vulnerable or precarious persons or for childcare;
⇢Travel by people with disabilities and their carers;
⇢Judicial or administrative summons;
⇢Missions of general interest;
⇢Travel linked to transit (plane, train, bus) for long distance journeys;
⇢Short journeys within a maximum radius of one kilometre around the home for the needs of pets.

You will need a certificate, which can be downloaded from the government’s website.

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▫️Vaccinations report

New data has now been officially communicated

The governement is keeping to the target of 1 Million by the end of January and added a target of 2,5 Million by the end of Feb. A target of 6.5 Million by the summer has also been communicated.

Percentage of the population vaccinated by region / territory

Cummulative v target which now includes the end of Feb target of 2.5 Million vaccinations

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▫️ Dakar Rally 2021

The 2021 edition is now over

⇢ 30 years after his first victory on a bike on the Dakar, Stéphane Peterhansel 🇫🇷 has added a 14th title to his collection and his 8th behind the wheel of a car, becoming the only driver to have won on three continents. At the finish in Jeddah, Kevin Benavides has also written himself into the history books as the first South American winner of the bike category, whilst one of his countrymen, Argentinean Manuel Andújar, was victorious in the quad race. As in 2019, the lightweight vehicle category was dominated by another Latino, Chilean “Chaleco” López. As for the 100% Kamaz coloured podium in the truck race, its first step has been conquered by Russian Dmitry Sotnikov.

⇢ After 12 stages and more than 8,000 kilometres covered in total since 3rd January, 193 vehicles (in comparison to the 286 starters) completed the 43rd edition of the Dakar, the second organised in Saudi Arabia. The rally’s final general standings include 63 bikes, 11 quads, 49 cars, 41 lightweight vehicles and 29 trucks. What’s more, 19 competitors who had to withdraw from the competition prematurely took advantage of the Dakar Experience formula, allowing them to continue the adventure to Jeddah.

⇢ Finally, the Dakar Classic category, which for its first edition welcomed vehicles from the 20th century enrolled in a race for consistency, has been won by Marc Douton behind the wheel of a Sunhill Buggy.

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▫️Vendée Globe

The first 8 boats, out of the 25 remaining in the race, have now crossed the equator and are on the last leg home.