2023 European adventure day 29 - 29 September

Final day riding! Carbourģ to Hon Fluer the longest day's ride for Normandie and as it turned out probably the most challenging but also rewarding. We left Carbourģ by 9:30 and headed out along the coastline for a while and then quiet country roads through villages and farmland. What's really impressed us is the unique Normandie house archite - a lot of half timber thatched construction like England (stands to reason I suppose) and they are all in beautiful condition. They are all through the landscape. Just beautiful. a couple of serious climbs today. Up into the Saint-Gatien forest which was spectacular and great riding once we were up there.We stopped for lunch at Beaumont en Auge and head a new culinary experience when the waiter recommended their Italian raw beef presented with sundries tomatoes, olive oil etc. It was absolutely delicious! After another good climb we descended into the Seine estuary via a huge downhill with beautiful views and into Hon Fluer. H F is an old fishing village which we now discover is one of the most visited places in France. It is a beautiful town with an incredible timber church at the centre. We went to the waterfront for dinner and seeing Hon Fluer is famous for seafood we had oysters (HUGE) and baked sea bass for dinner. Very lucky because when we were outside loo,ing at the menu before the place opened one of the waiters was outside having a smoke, asked us if we were intending on coming and booked us into the last table! We have tomorrow here as the o my train to Paris on a Sunday is at 4 pm so looking forward to exploring further.