We were up at 4.30am, riding onto the ferry at 6.30am and departing poole at 6.50am. It was a beautiful morning and the crossing to cherbourg was really calm.

We cycled off the ferry at cherbourg, turned right, and cycles along the Normandy coast and d-day beaches. The weather couldn’t have been better.

We cycled a massive 95 kms on our first day. It sounds impressive but the roads were pretty flat. Still, not bad considering we did no training for this trip.

We are in a campground and hoping it won’t rain overnight. We had to resort to emergency rations for.dinner as there are no shops here.

Really shattered so going to bed now. Will post photos tomorrow.