Fortified by a better than expected breakfast we wheeled forth into brilliant sunshine, crossed the purpose-built cycle path over the railway and entered the green rolling hills of the open country towards Gournay en Bray.
Having pushed the pedals over flat terrain the previous day the pleasures of rolling downhill were enjoyed and the party was in good form knowing we had a full day to do our mileage rather than the mid afternoon start from Dieppe the previous day. Gourney en Bray has a market on Tuesdays so the town was pleasantly busy and we lingered in the sunshine over various provisions from the local bakeries.
We were then on another long straight stretch of off road cycle path beautifully surfaced and through attractive woodland towards Beauvais. The highlight of this town is the magnificent towering cathedral with its astronomical clock. More time for refreshments and chat. We sorted out the glaces from the glasses and the iced coffee from the coffee ice cream at a cafe opposite the cathedral.
Onwards, led valiantly by Tim through the rush hour traffic into the out of town supermarket zone where our beds for the night awaited. KFC sufficed for some , others went on a tour of the huge supermarket opposite finding enough to picnic on on the outdoor tables. Forty miles in fantastic weather.
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