The Adventures of Brian The Snail I was threatened with having my stuffing removed to enable the other Brian to pack me into his panniers, luckily for me he changed his mind. At least, I think it was lucky. It took Brian a long time to work out how to carry his home with him, … [Read more…]
Day 10 29/7/16 43 miles (Toutenville to Lisieux) Average speed 8.3mph Top speed 30.6 mph Great morning , found wifi and tumble dryer at 8am but now at least clothes are dry and Facebook updated. Left just behind two stunning Germans. Maybe I should have eaten at campsite after all. They left before I … [Read more…]
Day 9 28/7/16 45 miles approx. Petiville to Toutenville (Ermintrude: Still no wifi, so information is a little thin) Excellent day going up one side of the Seine and back down the other. Met Swiss cycling nuts with their own support team and bus. Borrowed their pump and then crossed the Pont de Brotonne. It … [Read more…]
Day 8 27/7/16 Veulettes-sur-Mer to Petiville via Angerville la Martel No wifi or battery for a while, so not much information. I’ve headed south and missed out some of the coast. Went to Angerville which was not the way I was feeling, I was having a whale of a time. Petiville campsite had neither wifi … [Read more…]
Day 7 26/7/16 40 miles today (Pourville-sur-Mer to Veulettes-sur-Mer) via Vittelfleur A short one today just 40 miles but some reasonable climbs. Started on cycle routes: they’re great, but they tend to close occasionally so re-routing can be a problem along with tarmacking roads. Vittelfleur was very pretty and a great route down to the … [Read more…]
Day 6 25/7/16 52 miles (Cayeux-sur-Mer to Pourville-sur-Mer) Average 9.2 mph Top speed 32.5.mph via Le Treport, Dieppe and Criel-sur-Mer Fantastic day. Best day yet. It probably doesn’t mean much to … [Read more…]