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Europe » France » Upper Normandy » Dieppe June 26th 2012

A brief history of 7 weeks in France Firstly, we never made it to Croatia or any other part of Europe except France. Wet weather in the east of Europe and hot sunny weather in the Mediterranean kept us in the south of France for most of the time. Highlights of the trip have been cycling in the Camargue and Aquitaine regions where the flat salt marshes with lots of exotic birdlife and the gentle pace of life made for a great time. We now have a small brown dog who is super fit as most days he would run along side for an average of 15kms punctuated by hurling himself into the sea to cool down , he will miss the cycling when we get home. Cap Antibes was memorable as the old city is ... read more
St.Croix de verdon camper stop
Carcassonne La Cite
Cycling Cadanet (2)

Europe » France » Upper Normandy » Dieppe June 3rd 2012

Up this morning, starving hungry despite having two big plates of curry last night, so breakfast is porridge and as much toast as I can eat, then back on to the bikes and down to the ferry. They load the bikes on first so off we went up to the bar to grab some tables for the rest of the group for the next 4 hours. The crossing was fairly boring really but by midday I was starving again so down to the restaurant for lasagne and chips. Once the ferry docked we were straight off through Dieppe; with all the other groups of cyclists on the ferry it must have looked like the Tour de France. Our route took us up the Avenue Vert. This was a lovely cycle path laid along a disused railway ... read more
Bored on the Ferry
Avenue Vert
Avenue Vert 2

Europe » France » Upper Normandy » Dieppe August 28th 2010

Looking forward to 3 hours sleep before breakfast. Despite being one of the lucky ones to grab a big armchair, I still managed little more than a brief head-bob on the ferry crossing. The guys who just lay down on the floor probably had it best in the end. Can't complain though, after a week of awful weather in London it couldn't have been better for the ride down to Newhaven. Big thanks to those who came out to see me off, just like being on le tour...... read more
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