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FR16 - Day 7

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Our last full day of the holiday. I had hoped to get to St Valéry and ride the train but a bit of back ache meant I could hardly move for hours. Okay sitting or walking but nothing in between. In the end a it was also our wedding anniversary we decided to have lunch out. We had exhausted St Valéry and so headed for Le Tréport again. We have always thought of France as being more dog friendly than UK but we still felt odd asking at L'Aquarius whether Reggie could go inside with us. "But of course" was the response. The food was good and Claire got her mussels. We had a walk around before heading up to the heights above the town to check out the views. It's also up here where the Funiculaire has its upper terminus. As we walked along the top of the cliff to overlook the town. Below it looked like a model village. The funicular runs through the cliff and like parking in Le Tréport it is free. Of course in lieu of missing the train ride we had to go down to the town and b...

FR16 - Day 2

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I mentioned that Reggie can be protective but what I really meant was overprotective. It rained heavily overnight and as well as that there were strange animal noises to keep him busy at intervals all night. The beds are okay and the sleeping bags are similarly okay. But having a dog having mental barking fits is not so good. Luckily being off season the four similar units we drive past to 136 are all empty.  At least no one for Reggie to annoy. The people in 137 across the roadway are in their own caravan and they seem to talk loudly all night until gone midnight. Reggie does not like that either. So Day 2 dawned a little dull and we had a walk to reception to collect our bread order. The French love their fresh baguette every morning. Once breakfast was over we set off for Cayaux and after a walk and coffee we went to look for the tall chalk cliffs that extend from Ault almost to Le Tréport. We found them. Le Tréport is a very lively town on a Sunday with free parking everywhere ...