Archive for May, 2008
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
0 miles, Alencon
A good night’s sleep and a rare cooked breakfast of scrambled eggs with fried lardons saw us off to a good start this morning. We walked into town and took in the sights and smells of a bustling Saturday morning market that was taking place under the spires of an ornate church. Vying for trade […]
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
18 miles, Sées to Alencon
We decided today to head down the road to Alencon, a city apparently known for its intricate lace making. The short eighteen mile ride was much less hilly that yesterday’s, and we breezed along merrily with a light tail wind. Having been told to avoid highways the GPS brought us right through the center of […]
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
25 miles, Gacé to Sées
This morning was the complete opposite of yesterday. Absolutely still, wonderful morning sunshine, and none of the ominous grey clouds. Our route today was going to be a twenty five mile jaunt through the countryside that actually would only move us on fifteen miles South on the map. Being this close to the A28 motorway […]
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
6 miles, Gacé
Woke early to the sound of wind and rain assaulting the tent, unzipped to have a peek out and the sight of sheeting rain being whipped across the valley, which itself was obscured in the grey wetness, persuaded me that we were going to have a lay-in today.
By eleven it was still bad and we […]
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
31 miles, Bernay to Gacé
After an excellent night’s sleep, we were up and packed ready to leave as the bread van arrived at eight thirty. Certainly our snappiest decamp yet.
I purchased a couple of baguettes for the day ahead, and having paid, the bread man handed me pain au chocolate, pointing at the bikes and saying ‘for the route’ […]