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 could chat to them or catch them up.
Today has been a much tougher day. My legs and my Satnav have fallen out big time!
Left campsite full of beans, actually it was sausages, but never mind.
I knew I had a big climb but that machine tormented me all day. It sent me up every hill it could find. At lunch half way up a particularly steep one I looked at the map and found a perfectly good road around said hill! I must say though for every hill there does tend to be a very good fast descent.
Made my way to Lisieux where on a slight descent into town I experienced my first puncture, someone had been throwing drawing pins on the road (just like Le tour) and one found my back tyre. I jumped into action and had it fixed in no time. Thanks to nice man at auto prestige for use of his compressor.
Found campsite had pasta chicken and chorizo and went to see a rock band in town.
Dinner at Lisieux
Rock band in Lisieux