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2nd day of the Normandy tour
Day 3: St. Lo - St. Vaast
Distance: 100km
Time: 10 h
St. Lo is the administrative centre of the area and as such quite
a big town. Unfortunately it was a strategic point during WWII and
therefore not much of the old town remains. Nevertheless a short
walk trough the centre and along the walls is quite nice and the
gothic cathedral (also rebuild) is worth a visit. We left St Lo
on the road to Bayeaux but soon turned left onto the D195 to St.
Andre de l'Epine. Bypassing hundreds of blooming apple trees we
turned north again on the D59 and D29. After crossing the train
line we turned left and entered the big national park Marais du
Contin et du Bessin with its big intact marshes.
Several small lanes let us to Carentan were we where looking in
vain for an open restaurant (it was a Sunday) so that we ended up
eating yet more pasties in a park. Behind Carentan we crossed over
the big N13 and cycled on the D913 to Vierville. There we used smaller
roads to get back to the coast which we reached at Utah Beach. Being
on of the D-Day beaches we spent some time in the museum and on
the beach enjoying a beautiful and warm day. The rest of the day
was very nice and easy cycling as we followed the D421 along the
flat coast to Quineville. In order to get as far north as possible
we continued for an other hour to reach St. Vaast where we found
a nice campsite near the sea.
4rd dayof the Normandy tour -->
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