Straight after work we took the ferry across from Poole to Cherbourg. Met another bike (Jonathan: Cab driver from Salisbury) on a VFR at the ferry port who was heading south to Spain. This was his first trip abroad and his first motorbike which he bought three weeks earlier.
2/07/05: Cherbourg - Cancale
Arrived in Cherbourg at 6:30. Being our first overnight ferry we learnt the hard way that it's absolutletly impossible to sleep in the reclining chairs. we ended up sleeping on the floor using out jackets as cushions. Next time get a cabin. It will save you feeling like the dogs breakfast when you arrive in port in the morning.
Took the road all along the west coast of the Cherbourg peninsula.
Jonathan was accompanying us and almost ended up in a hedge after losing it going around a gentle bend on a small rural road. Must have been the excitement of riding on the wrong side of the road.
Stopped off at Mount St Micheal.Very very beautiful but climbing all those stairs in leather trousers was hard work.
Went through to Parame near St Malo where Jonathan left us (We think he was getting a bit frustrated with our slow pace). Had lunch there and then made our way back to Cancale to find a place to stay. After riding around in circles for what felt like hours we finally found our way down to the harbour of the town. All of the hotels were full but one of the managers knew someone who knew someone who had just the day before fininshed doing his flat up to rent out...result!!! Note that Cancale is the oyster capital of France and there was fish food a plenty to go around.
3/07/05: Cancale - Poole
Left Cancale early morning and following all the small rural roads across to Bayeux. Stopped in Arromanche for lunch. Rode all along the Normandy beaches stopping at the Longeles Battery and Omaha beach.
Arrived back in Cherbourg at 17:30. Stoppd for quick coffee then got on the ferry back to Poole.
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