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| Wissant to Pont de l'Arche - 144 miles |
A very late start, but
the lie-in was much appreciated and we woke to a bright clear and
sunny day, although it was still quite cold. Having left the heating
on low overnight we hadn't noticed the chill!
However, we're not in
any rush so things got done at a steady pace before we finally
departed by 12.30 to go find some fuel at the Auchan hypermarket just
outside Boulogne. That done it was back on the road, joining our old
friend the D901 to Abbeville, thus avoiding the toll autoroute, then
back onto the A16 to Rouen. Although we normally avoid motorways, it's worth taking this one as it saves a lot of time and
mileage and there's not much to see anyway.
A short comfort stop
and lunchbreak at an aire de service before heading on to Rouen. Up
to now the weather had been clear and bright but approaching Rouen
it became misty then thickened into light fog, which slowed us down a
little. Our planned route was to skirt the city centre to the east
and now all the roadworks are completed we easily found our way. Just
as well as the route suggested by Autoroute on the netbook we use for
navigation would have had us miles away up some back road. Must sort
that out later.
The weather didn't
really get any better and with darkness coming on we needed
somewhere to stop. We had briefly visited the aire at Pont de
l'Arche last year and as it was just about in the right place we made
our way there, finding only one other van parked up. We were later
joined by four more vans, all Brits, taking advantage of the free
parking offered over the winter months; it's €5 per night 1 April
to 31 October, services extra by credit card.
Still foggy and very
cold, we put up the screens, turned the heating up and settled down.
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