greetings ossie to this forum. Have a good rest of trip, sounds like a neat route, enjoy.

I too have a Tricross, but havent toured on it fully loaded, but like it a lot as a nice fast versatile bike.

I see you put V brakes on it. Your triple looks like a regular road triple 50/39/30 ish, did you put a larger rear cassette on it to get the gearing down? Mine has a 11-32 cassette and if I were to be loaded and going where it is steep, I have thought of putting a 26 tooth granny to get lower gearing, and/or a 12-34 cassette.

How do you find the bike handles with all the stuff on it? I've an old steel touring bike that I know is more noodley than the tricross, so even while the Tricross is not a true true touring bike, I have always figured that it would be fine loaded up. The stock rear wheel at 32 spokes might not be up to it, but Im light so I might be able to get away with it if I dont overdo rear and total weight.

Ive toured in the Pyrenees and in France quite a bit, so again, enjoy the route you are doing and return to Blighty (my grandparents were from the south, Worthing)

cheers, adios et salut.