So, the ride today started in the rain but we were on cycle paths, which were flat, and the riding was very nice. We stopped for hot chocolate and a dry set of clothes courtesy of Murray and Sue after 20 miles and met them again for lunch after another 15.
Lunch was an experience. We stopped at a very French cafe - well it would be wouldn't it, we are in France after all! The waitress seemed to 'think there were 8 days in the week' (Sue's saying) It was 20 minutes after setting our table that she finally told us what we were going to have! Vegetable crepe, chicken and peas, desert - 10 euros. Nice but soooo slow, Andy was biting at the bit to get on with our ride - it was to be a long day riding today. I had to do a bit of maintenance plumbing upon visiting the ladies room and finally, an hour after stopping, we were off again.
Second half was not so much fun, for me at least. The pesky 'wind in my face' was back but to be fair the rain had stopped, the hills arrived and the flat was very exposed. I had a puncture ( but Andy fixed it while I handed him the tools and ate jelly babies) and after 65 miles ( my longest ride to date) I had a Georgia moment declaring 'I can't do it!'. To be clear, what I can't do is go downhill on the steep bits. It's scary and what if I fall off or can't stop at the bottom ( which was a river!) and the signs warned lorries to use their engines to slow down!
Anyway we'd left Le Touquet at 9 am and arrived in Dieppe at 7pm so I deserved the two piña coladas and caramel ice cream (jacket potato and salmon with salad for dinner) which I've just consumed. Apparently it's flat tomorrow and dry, yeah, yeah! Oh, one highlight of the day, Sue bought me a cyclist ornament, love it.
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