Route: La Ferte-Fresnel - Saint Etienne La Thillaye
Distance: 45 miles
Height: 1524ft ascent
Time in saddle: 3hrs 41mins
A slightly shorter stage enabled a relaxed start to the day, as we let the rain abait. It was still dark and threatening when we set off, with yet more headwinds, but thankfully the rain stayed away.
We could tell we had arrived in Normandy as we passed lots of lovely looking 'chocolate-box' esque farmhouses. These country folk certainly have a sense of humour:
Arriving at Lisieux for a late lunch, we happened upon the local annual bike race, which kept us occupied for an hour or two (watching that is):
After a slightly frosty welcome at our b&b in the middle of the countryside (which thankfully has since thawed), we headed back into Pont L'Eveque to a delightful little bistro. Feeling a little short on our 5-a-day, we decided to try all the local apple specialities: pommeau for aperitif, a carafe of cider with our food and calvados for digestif! Delightful.
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