Rather uneventful day. More of the same, steep climbs and headwinds. Clouded much of the day, almost chilly, but clearing up towards the evening. I'm not really in Le Havre, but in Montivilliers, right outside. Regarding climbs it was the hardest day so far (and I hope it stays like that), 1050m up and down.
Nice coffee break in Saint-Valerie-en-Caux. France is not known for good service, but it strikes me how friendly everybody is and accomodates my deplorable French.
I have mentioned before that the signs are good, but still you can miss one. Suddenly I found myself close to Veulettes-sur-Mer. Cost me an additional 100m up and down, and one incredibly steep descent.
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| Veulettes-sur-Mer, nice views, a little reward for the extra climb |
For lunch I found a table for once, a bit more comfortable. And here I talked to these good-humoured guys. When I told them I was going to Bordeaux, I was offered a glass of that wine. I politely refused with 50 more km to go!
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| Having a good time for lunch |
Shortly before Fecamp there was a sign that the road was blocked. Nothing else. What to do? The deviations were significant, so I gave it a try. Managed to get through.
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| Pretty hard to get through here with my heavy luggage. |
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| Fecamp, turns out to be pretty big city |
Tomorrow I have to pass the Pont de Normandie, which is not very attractive due to the traffic. You can take a bus with the bike, but must call a number before 16:00. Extremely fast French chatting. I asked my brother Maarten to figure out what they said. He finally came in contact with a lady, gave her all required data (quite a lot, name, date of birth etc), and then she said there was no more space 🫣. So I will try to cycle and/or walk.
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| The negative numbers are not correct |
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