Politique et Economique Situation!

Coutances to Cherbourg. 100km.

We didn't have many choices of where to eat last night but the restaurant that was available in Coutances was perfectly good and quite busy.  David suggested we try a cheval burger and Peter and I jumped at the chance.  The waitress asked how would like it cooked and I said 'good to soft'. It was a good job the restaurant didn't have a dressage code as we were not very groomed.   We quickly got the bit between our teeth and got on with the burger.  We munched so quickly it was a photo finish between us all.  We walked back to the hotel and 'hit the hay'.

This morning was sunny again.  Our journey didn't have any major towns enroute and was for the first section mainly on an old railway line with long gradual climbs and descents.  The second part was a series of constant ups and downs that sapped our strength.

Vernon triplets!

We met a strange guy on the route.  He looked a little familiar......

Any suggestions who it might be.  Send the van please!

We succeeded in finding a nice restaurant for our best value lunch so far.  It was 12.50 Euros for three courses.  Very nice too.  I had the lapin (rabbit) There is a theme building about eating domestic animals.  Here is picture of tomorrow's lunch....

We did a full 100 km today with some serious climbing on the approach to Cherbourg.

I have been doing more research using all my French language skills that I have learned from CD1 of Michel Thomas' French class.  In the CD he teaches me how to ask a French person about the Politique et Economique Situation en Francais?  An excellent question I hear you say.  The problem is that there is no chance that I am likely to understand the answers.  Undaunted, I am asking the very same question so that I can get an understanding of how French people might feel about a possible UK Brexit.  Having done my extensive research I have found out that 2% believe that the Economique Situation depends on the how many courses are in a menu du jour, 2% believe that it depends on the price of a pain de raisen and I couldn't understand the remaining 96%.  Whilst this shows that my French is terrible but it shows my maths is good!

It has been traditional on all our trips that Wendy provides us with a stock of Anzac biscuits.  Here is a photo of this years offering!  I am not sure what I am allowed to say about them other than they are 'lovely' despite the fact that they look nothing like the Anzac biscuits we have had in previous years.  

Stop Press - we have been out for a meal and not eaten any domestic animals!