We were all set to cover some decent mileage today, but after ten miles of pleasant easy cycling the heavens suddenly opened and within minutes the road was looking more like a river and thunder was crashing angrily all around us. Thankfully we were watching all this from behind the net curtains of a strange little café/newsagent which we’d ducked into. Kez was a bit perturbed by the surly owner and his immense doberman which barked frighteningly at passers by and other customers, but the rain was coming down harder than ever. The dog turned out to be a pussycat in disguise as he came out from behind the bar and IMG_0412nuzzled Kez’s elbow on the offchance of a scrap, then forced himself clumsily under my leg to smell something under the table.
Two double espressos and a sneaky beer later the rain finally stopped and we carried on with blue sky ahead and heavy broiling blackness behind.

Sadly this didn’t last though, and with grey sky returning and rain again starting to patter off our foreheads we decided to cut our losses and head for the municipal camp site at Le Tréport. This turned out to be a good move, the cheapest site we’ve encountered so far at €9, but fantastic facilities and only a short walk away from the town and it’s impressive harbour, fantastic fresh fish market and more fish restaurants! We’reIMG_0413 going to stay here another night, get some chores done and spend tomorrow doing a bit of people watching from the numerous pavement cafés.