1st April 2019 Le Havre 79062

I left St-Martin d'Aliermont late morning with the intention of heading to a proper camp site to empty and refill Brian. I felt rough as I've got a cough and cold which has been keeping me awake at night. I'm also slightly concerned that I have used up all my data so early, it gets refreshed on the 15th! Luckily, I used a data passport for watching the rugby (unlimited data for a fiver a day, expensive, but what can I do!?). And to cap it all Ollie threw up on the quilt! Yuk! Filled up with 70 Euro worth of fuel and made a fool of myself at the petrol station trying to speak French! On the way to Le Havre, I set the sat nav to avoid toll roads ('cos I'm tight), and meandered my way through some stunning scenery, with small villages of mixtures of old (very) looking and new looking buildings. I stopped and had a lovely chat with Raychel on the phone. Still no definite date for when she will join me, but it sounds like things are coming together, so hopefully not too long now. On the way there was a sign saying 'panorama', so I thought, 'why not?'. I turned around and headed down the small road that the sign indicated. Panorama du Marais Vernier. I'm so glad I did, I never expected the views! There is a natural amphitheatre about 45km square, made by an ancient meander of the Seine. The sun was shining, the views were perfect, and a couple of hang gliders flew overhead. Lovely!

After that I headed on to Le Havre using my phone as a sat nav, but worrying that the battery was going run out as it didn't seem to be charging enough to allow me to use the maps, and listen to music. I made it though. Set up camp in Aire De Camping Car Honfluer. which has electric, water, and waste disposal for 11 Euros for 24 hours. I've just had dinner of Pommes Frites and salad, and I my have a wander into town if I feel up to it later.