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St malo Chronicles
So packed up all the gear at the lovely campsite in reasonable weather…I was in no hurry as it was to be a short 40k day direct to st Malo or so I thought!! First bit is over the flat polder land which can be seen to be very fertile and is heavily farmed with…
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The mont and abbey
Wet Morning but got up and headed the 4k back to the mont…banking on being quite….it was. First watch the tide roar in…they have up to 15mtr tides here biggest in Europe….. Birdy ain’t fussed though…just kept walking closer.. Joined a 1015 guided tour for an hour and went round again by myself after.. I…
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Odd bus
One of the shuttle busses in use….the can be driven from either end! Reminds me of a Flintstones car..
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The rain and then to the sea and conclude leg2
Last night at the camp at mortain it was fun….I had a nice takeaway pizza and fries (a Norwegian pizza…it is smoked salmon topping) then spent evening chatting with my neighbours over a bottle of cider I brought. The sky put on a spectacular display of thunder and lightning….we thought we would avoid getting wet…sadly…
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More rail lines and an important milestone
I started super early today was awake at 6am, and on the road by 8pm….last night was intresting in that i was just ready for sleep when BANG…BOOM ….CRACKLE. someone (I guess in the town) having a serious old firework display….I peeked out but could not see, however the whole site could hear….the French lady…
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Executive decision…
To stay a second day here in the spa town….mainly as i was tired…but looked so different from all the other places around as it was a spa town But first just before arrival yesterday came across this church. The notra dame de lignou…. Big question is why so fancy and why here….a place with…
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On the old rails…
Yesterday was the start of what would be three days traveling on the old railway path…..the rails have gone to be swapped for a flat crushed gravel surface. First day took me to the campground mentioned in last blog, the second day took me to Alencon where I spent two nights( the Sunday day off…
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On to remalard-en-peche
A short afternoon cycle mainly on old rail track…took me to small settlement of remelard-en’-peche, lovely municipal campsite 6.7euro. Went for eve meal at LaGare which small resteraunt in the old station building…had a spectacular cheese board(also covered breakfast and lunch the next day). Followed by a lovely steak and chips.
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Chateau st jean
In nogent-le-retrou the big event….and it’s hard to miss is the chateau st Jean….built hundreds of years ago and developed in stages. It is perched up on a hill and so has extensive views….all the better to spot the rampaging English in the 10 year war…. It did not help, we took it twice and…
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From chatres over the plains to the perch
So leaving the lovely site at chatres(it has had a lot of money invested over last 3 years….apparently it used to be crap. The first half if the day was a long cycle paths and then out over the plain….gently undulating fields with wheat waving in the wind. Then it started to get very bumpy…
Date Jan 22, decided myself and work where not a happy mix, two months on and I handed in my notice. Plan is to take the rest of the year off and enjoy life, get fit and see where we get too…..
Year of opportunity 