Cycling France: Colleville-Sur-Mer to Houlgate

Life after sepsis and back to bicycle touring, my latest update: cycling in France, Colleville-Sur-Mer to Houlgate. 49 miles. Lazy day today with an early finish!

It rained in the night, which meant packing the tent away wet! Which is fine, I have to do it all the time. But today’s been very overcast, and it even started to rain again! So, weighing things up, I thought it best to stop nice and early, to give things a chance to dry out!

Despite it being overcast, it’s been another good day! Again, mainly down to all the D-Day stuff. All the various museums, with their military displays outside, the Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches-les-Bains and again the streets lined with the photos of people lost on D-Day!

Met a nice Canadian cyclist today who I kept playing tag with for a while. Although I eventually lost him, as he was only doing 50km a day!

Life After Sepsis Tour Information:

• • Photos: See my photos on Flickr
  • The route: My route in France
  • Videos: Check out my YouTube videos
  • Tour page: Ride overview

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