Left Bayeux on what appeared to be opening out into a sunny morning; blue sky and sunshine at about 8.45. The 60 miles to Cherbourg were covered in 45 minutes and when we arrived at the ferry port intending to book tickets for Friday morning, we discovered there was a ferry due to leave in an hour, so we got that one instead. 229€ though. Weather worsened as we got closer to Poole and on arrival, although it had stopped raining it was obvious from the size of the puddles that there had been a torrential downpour. Feels very cool and windy. Nearly turned round and went back to France!
We stopped in Shaftesbury and have found a bed for the night at the Fleur de Lys, a restaurant with rooms for £120. The room is very well appointed and has a laptop for our use so we updated the blog.
Went looking for a restaurant in the evening but it started to rain again so we returned to the hotel to be fed. The cooking was excellent if a little fussy and rich. Both had lamb and with the wine the bill came to to £85.
Two other couples in restaurant it was all a bit sedate and hushed after what we have been used to.
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