Friday, 29 May 2015

Our hardest days yet


La Souleuvre viaduct
The last two days have tested our stamina, leg muscles and headspace. We have encountered more hills on the rolling countryside, forest and towns in the lower Normandy countryside. We came across  the remains of an impressive viaduct built in 1889 engineered by Eiffel. As the image shows our very own AJ Hackett has commandeered the towers for a bungy operation. Cycled into Vire on a rail trail that we hope will take us most of the way to Mont St Michel. Fingers crossed. To finish off the day after pushing up a steep hill in the centre of Vire to the tourist office we were told that the campsite didn't open  until mid June. So we are luxuriating  in a very smart B and B, the first on our trip.

Countryside near Vire

Our route south

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