Cycling in Normandy

distance: 600 km

total expenses: 250 pounds

temperature: 2 to 15 C

Day one

There is a sense of achievement in all of this. It is bizarre how people will throw themselves in hardship voluntarily, but I think it is our natural state to live day by day, to feel our bodies being hungry or tired or fresh and act accordingly. We knew we were ill prepared for this trip but, in a way, that was the point to it. This was just Normandy fora week right? There was a lot of room for error.

Day two

We cycle for a couple of hours and find ourselves on a bend in a forest in front of a bench at midday. We sit and make coffee and sandwiches. The sun comes out. It is a feeling beyond beautiful, watching the sun rays between the leaves of the forest, the leaves that are being gracefully shaken by the wind.