Rest day

Hazy sky grows dark,

red moon, almost full, rises.

Easter approaches.

After a week-end of battling with hills and headwinds, we decided to have a day of rest on Monday in Pont l'Éveque. Cheese country. We weren't going to make it to Camembert – it was just a little too far off our route – so Pont l'Éveque was the next best thing.

Monday is market day in Pont l'Éveque, so the town was thronged with people. Over the week-end there had been a music and food festival and with schools on their Easter break, there was quite a festive air.

Cycling can take a lot out of you energy-wise so we thought it high time we relaxed and replenished our reserves – i.e. eat a whole lot of food . So after wandering around the town, checking out the market, and the old town with it's half timbered buildings dating from the 1500's, we sat down to a picnic, Norman style.

Calvados, Pont l'Éveque cheese (another soft cheese that the region is famous for), terrine de coquilles St Jacques (sea scallops), cold roast pork, hommous (traditional to this region, honest), apples, tomatoes and a baguette. And some Chocolate religieuses after. Mmmmm.

words and pics by Gabby