Sunday, May 2, 2010 It rained and it rained some more during the night and still going when we woke up, worrying puddles forming on the roof of the tent and there was nothing else to do but to lie in the sleeping bag and wait it out. We had looked at the long range […]

Saturday, May 1, 2010 Our first rest day didn’t turn out to be that restful after all but rather a busy day. Another cool day in Normandy made us long for the previous evening when we had warm views like this: notice our little abode at the bottom of the steps, fortunately not too much

It had to happen, today our first shitty day. We got up early because we wanted to get to Fecamp and that was 65 km of hilly terrain away from us. Perhaps it would have been better if they hadn’t shown the profile on the map, then we wouldn’t have known what we were in

Thursday, 29 April 2010 Funny name this for a post, it is a little dorp along the coast but it is paradise. I picked up a mention of a cycle route from Treport to Le Havre in one of the brochures and first thing we did was off to the excellent information office for a

Wednesday, 28 April 2010 Well, today we managed to get to Treport, not quite planned, (do we plan anything?) but it just happened, after all it was only 70 k’s or so. The camping we stayed at was lovely, very relaxed, on a farm as you can see from the view from our tent. The

Tuesday, April 27, 2020 Imagine this rural setting in France, quiet camping, lying in front of the tent enjoying a mug of wine and the birds singing in the tree and me thinking of a pellet gun to shoot the noisy bastards. Today was a day of two halves, woke up to a very small

Monday, April 26, 2010 It was a toughee today, it may not sound like much, 55 kms from Oye Plage to Wimereux but the wind was blowing strongly straight into our faces, quite cold and the hills between Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Griz-Nez were too steep even for granny gear so we walked a few

Sunday, 25 April, 2010 After a sumptuous breakfast of scrambled eggs mixed with left over stir fry we were on our way again. It was only 10km or so as the crow flies to the border, yet we had a bit of trouble finding our way as the signs ran out. Luckily there were plenty

Saturday, 24 April, 2010 It does not get any better than this. I remarked to Ellie that from here it can only go downhill and I don‘t mean that in a literal sense. It was a perfect morning with the morning dew on the fields and the sun rising through the trees. Breakfast was delicious

Friday, April 23,2010 This is the day we prepared for for so long, on our way to France. Never mind that the first stop is with my sister Annie so we still had the luxury of a lovely supper and a soft bed. Before we got started though we still had to pack everything in