Tuesday 9th September 2014 - Up early as wanted to be packed up before it was light. Everything was soaking with that mist. Ready and pushed bike back to carpark about 7.15am, just as the farmer came into the field beside me in his tractor to spray his cabbages.
Ate the rest of the chocolate biscuits from yesterday in the car park, while watching my surroundings reveal themselves in the light on a new day.
A man in his late 50s maybe, with a white handlebar mustache, bald head and Harley Davidson hoodie came up past me from the beach. He was walking a blue Staffordshire terrier.
I said the usual bonjour, then so did he. I said hello to his dog and then he realised I wasn't French. We stood and chatted for about 45 minutes. He was here with his wife along with about 40 others in their campervans. He'd just been walking the dog on the beach, which apparently has a wreck of a ship at it. His dog was lovely. I miss my dogs.
Cycled off into the chilly morning air. Stopped at a boulangerie for a ham and cheese baguette with a tin of oj. Loved it, nom nom.
On and on and on.
Up down up down.
Village farm land village farm land.
My Garmin cycle computer auto pauses whenever I stop at any time. Today it was auto pausing when I was climbing several hills.
Computer says no - too slow.
Eventually decided to just get onto the D road. A lot busy but faster. You know its windy when the place is covered with enormous wind turbines everywhere.
Cycled through Criel-sur-Mer. Didn't like their campsites and headed on to Le Treport.
Looked like coast road on the map, in actually fact it was straight up the side of the cliff. Had a fab marker post at the top with amazing views. Then fun descent down the other side into the town.
Municipal camping in the centre of town for €7 a night & €5 bag of food in super market opposite. Bargain city.
And relax.
Day 11 - 09.09.14
Veules-les-Roses to Le Treport
8.30am to 3.30pm
4hrs 38min cycling
60.5km
1819calories
929 metres asc
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