It rained a lot overnight but had stopped by morning so it was dry when I set off, but after an hour or so it started again and then rained for the majority of the day.
The day was spent either cycling up hills or down them – Normandy, from what I’ve seen, does not have any flat bits.
I travelled along Liberty Road for a couple of hours, and my destination for the day was just a few km inland of Omaha Beach.
The thousands that lost their lives and impact of the Normandy landings and invasion are remembered well in Normandy.
There were plenty of shops open and I stopped off a couple of times for bites to eat along the way.
My no. 1 gripe with cycling in the rain is the bike gets super mucky.
My last night’s accommodation in France is in a converted farm, and my room is huge. The bike is garaged where they used to use horses to run the apple press:
After checking in I cycled to the local port town of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain. It’s a small fishing town and there were some boats coming in and out whilst I was there.
I had some dinner there, then headed the 10 km back inland to the farmhouse along the very dark country roads. I’m glad I don’t believe in ghosts as there would be many around here. And I’m really happy to have decent bike lighting and my satnav to show me the way back.
Avranches to Mosles, 116 km. Total so far = 3,897 km.