Archive for May, 2008
Monday, May 26th, 2008
0 miles, Bernay
What a terrible night! Wind heaved the tent left and right, rain hammered down all night long and in the morning a fierce Southerly wipped nasty looking clouds across the sky. We’d planned to pack up early and get rolling by half eight, but we took a glance out of the flap and managed to […]
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
0 miles, Bernay
It wasn’t the best nights sleep we’ve ever had, although the tent floor was nice and level, the grass was good, the temperature was mild and the wind was quiet, a French family of about eight or ten that were staying in the mobile home opposite our pitch, had been out for the evening and […]
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
16 miles, Pont-Authou to Bernay
I’d considered the merits of following the river South out of Authou, along the valley. It would mean we’d start the day without having to slog up a hot sweaty hill for a change, but with camp sites becoming more scarce it became apparent that we’d need to head West, out of the valley and […]
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
21 miles, Jumiéges to Pont-Authou
Packed up quite quickly after breakfast, and we were on the road by half ten, quite early for us. The ferry turned out to be a free service, and we chatted to a German couple who were off for a morning cycle down the river. Once across, we looked up at the huge white cliffs […]
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
About 5 miles, Jumiéges
Another day of rest, relaxation, contemplation, recouperation…. But mostly washing. We decided to stay in Jumiéges, another night the pitch was nicely secluded, the facilities were good and an unladen bike ride along the river seemed like a good idea. We also had a load of washing that needed doing. Since we’ve been camping in […]