Day 1 : 55.19 miles, 4:59 hours, Le Havre to Lisieux Municipal Campground

Day 2 : 98.13 miles, 8:07 hours, Ernée

Second breakfast, Saint Pierre church [Day 2]

Second breakfast, Saint Pierre church [Day 2]

Lunch break, Falaise Château [Day 2]

Lunch break, Falaise Château [Day 2]

Touring France by bicycle

 

Day 3 : 24.41 miles, 2:05 hours, Vitre

Tour de France, Vitre [Day 3]

Tour de France, Vitre [Day 3]

Tour de France, Vitre [Day 3]

Tour de France, Vitre [Day 3]

Day 4 : 36.48 miles, 3:01 hours, Rennes

Power lines west of Domagné [Day 4]

Power lines west of Domagné [Day 4]

Tour de France, Rennes [Day 4]

Tour de France, Rennes [Day 4]

Tour de France, Rennes [Day 4]

Tour de France, Rennes [Day 4]

Day 5 : 61.75 miles, 5:38 hours, Josselin

Forêt de Paimpont [Day 5]

Forêt de Paimpont [Day 5]

Touring bike beside wheat field in France

 

Château de Josselin [Day 5]

Château de Josselin [Day 5]

Me and Stef, Josselin [Day 5]

Me and Stef, Josselin [Day 5]

Bike touring and camping in France

 

Day 6 : 58.18 miles, 5:10 hours, Aurey

Auray [Day 6]

Auray [Day 6]

Auray [Day 6]

Auray [Day 6]

Day 7 : 35.51 miles, 3:15 hours, Carnac

Menhirs, Carnac [Day 7]

Menhirs, Carnac [Day 7]

Carnac [Day 7] and Auray [Day 6]

Carnac [Day 7] and Auray [Day 6]

Day 8 : 67.27 miles, 5:54 hours, Pontivy

Day 9 : 72.89 miles, 6:07 hours, Dinan

Tow path beside Blavet River [Day 9]

Tow path beside Blavet River [Day 9]

Bike touring

 

Windmills, towards Ménéac [Day 9]

Windmills, towards Ménéac [Day 9]

Bicycle touring france

 

Day 10 : 44.73 miles, 4:21 hours, Combourg

On the road to Combourg [Day 10]

On the road to Combourg [Day 10]

Stef in front of the Creperie owned by namesake’s father [Day 5] and near Rohan on the Canal de Nantes à Brest where there are twenty two Écluses (locks) within one kilometre [Day 10]

Day 11 : 65.94 miles, 5:33 hours, Mont Dol

View from Mont Dol [Day 11] and St Malo [Day 11]

View from Mont Dol [Day 11] and St Malo [Day 11]

The Mount Dol campground, mi casa in the middle [Day 11]

The Mount Dol campground, mi casa in the middle [Day 11]

Day 12 : 20.12 miles, 1:42 hours, Le Mont St Michel

Views of Le Mont St. Michel from Beauvoir [Day 12]

Views of Le Mont St. Michel from Beauvoir [Day 12]

Le Mont St. Michel [Day 12]

 

View from Le Mont St. Michel [Day 12]

View from Le Mont St. Michel [Day 12]

Le Mont St. Michel [Day 12]

 

Le Mont St. Michel [Day 12]

 

Le Mont St. Michel [Day 12]

 

Le Mont St. Michel [Day 12]

Le Mont St. Michel [Day 12]

Day 13 : 89.63 miles, 7:12 hours, Pont l’Abbé

Day 14 : 95.21 miles, 7:26 hours, Bayeux

Le Vast [Day 14]

Le Vast [Day 14]

Day 15 : 59.12 miles, 4:59 hours, Villerville

Poppy in a field outside of Sommervieule [Day 15]

Poppy in a field outside of Sommervieule [Day 15]

My feet after two weeks of cycling [Day 15]

My feet after two weeks of cycling [Day 15]

Le Havre [Day 16]

Le Havre [Day 16]

Day 16 : 84.66 miles, 6:32 hours, Le Havre

Hayfields, France

 

Fully loaded bicycle touring France

 

Day 17 : 38.37 miles, 3:25 hours, Le Havre to Portsmouth then to Brighton via train

Cyclist near St Martin du Bec [Day 17]

Cyclist near St Martin du Bec [Day 17]

[Map of Bicycle Journey Route]

All photos were taken with Kodak E100VS film.