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The plan was to go to Dives sur mer early do the shopping (wine) in Lidls. Park, go for a cycle, move up to montreuil, couple of days return Sunday.
Put the wrong aire into the satnav and went to cabourg.
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Didn't fancy that as rammed and no Lidls so went to Lidls Dives sur mer. Possibly the busiest one in aisles. Loaded up with wine and parked in the middle of the overflow when someone moved from the front row and we got a prime view
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Got the bikes out and Paula has a puncture so changed that and 2 English came for a chat so I forgot to reattach a bit which seems relatively important.
We set off and got past the harbour
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when clunk was heard and my/our error came to light. The bit could be attached back on but the rear brake was now solid.
Paula has to lift the rear wheel and push it back to the motorhome. I did cycle back and then walk back to meet her to offer encouragement but she insisted I assist.
Couldn't see anyway to release this inner brake. So we had lunch and then thought. Why don't we just go home. We would only spend the day driving to bike shops who wouldn't be open or say we can fix it tomorrow.
We looked to change the ferry and did so but internet bottomed out at payment point but booking says we have changed and just owe 20 quid.
Set the sat nav and back roads galore to Rouen and then easily the biggest traffic jam we have seen in some years in Rouen at the bridge. We averaged 23mph from Dives to the motorway the other side of Rouen.
We thought Watten, Wissant, the blockhouse near Watten or Montreuil and kept changing ideas and even included auchan at Boulogne at one stage but settled on montreuil and see what happened when it was full upon arrival.
It wasn't. Well it was, but we got in.
So pleased and relieved to get in at 2010 hrs we went and our first meal out of kebab and chips
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