(20km)
Today I took the day off! My legs needed some rest, my cloths some cleaning and my blog some updating. On top of that, I was near a very good highlight of Normandy, which is Le Mont Saint Michel. So after I woke up I made my way to the island which is connected just by a thin strip of road. Its surroundings is either sea or sand, depending on the time of the day and the tide.
The last two kilometers on the way were jammed with cars and tourist coaches. Luckily my unloaded bike made its way efforltlessly. When I got in I said WOW! First from the amount of people crammed into the small alleys queueing at the tacky restoraunts, but mostly by the amazing medieval forstress I was getting into.
I made my way to the top, but didn’t wait an hour to pay and get into the top castle. I just walked around it, ate the baguette that bought earlier in the day and enjoyed the view.
After my afternoon walk, I bought my next map from the local super market and a couple of bananas and started making my way back to the campsite. The rest of the day was washing up clothes, maintaining bike and internet to catch up with emails and skype family and friends. In the afternoon I started chatting with a couple that were also on a cycle tour. We ended up having diner together, along with wine and some brandy. Steph and Kit started their tour today from Saint Malo and they are planning to finish it somewhere in East Normandy in about ten days.
Anyway… time to bed and I hope those socks are dry by now.
go go go
41341234235839843734873948398 km to go
Wow!what you r doing is sooooooooo amazing! I ‘m so jealous…in a good way of course…wish I could do smth like that!
Well good luck…hope each of your day is the best.
ps.love your photos 🙂
Nice blog, looking foreward to reading about the rest of your tour.
Safe travels.
Kali sinexeia sto ta3idi sou kai na prosexeis na ftaseis soos kai me tis poio apisteutes empiries. Eixa bra8ei prosfata stin normandia (sto Caen sigekrimena) alla eleo xronou de mporesa na pao sto St Michael 🙁
kali sinexia !
(nitro912gr, vcdc forum)
georgios, i have you bookmarked.
i am enjoying the stories about your fantastic meals and morning bananas. you must get casoulet when you get down south. its the best ever.
good luck, i am very jealous.
joe
Glad to hear your socks got dry.
Looks like you’ve had a great time so far on the west coast.
As I said I’ve cycled that, and recognise some of the big bridges.
Looks like you’ve discovered some really nice places that I don’t know though.
Keep turning the pedals!