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Old 09-26-12, 04:10 PM
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We are currently stuck in an Atlantic storm which has lasted 72 hours so far.

A few days ago, we headed northward on the Velodyssey Trail along the west coast of France. It's a nice route, and we had quite a lovely warm day. We stopped at a campground here, and took a cabin for 2 nights ... then spent some time on the beach, and sitting out on the deck. The next day was a bit blustery but we got out and flew a kite on the beach, went for a walk, and did some wading and splashing etc.

That evening one of the campground managers came by and told us to batten down the hatches because we were in for a storm. Originally it was only supposed to last the night and move on by morning. No problem. 72 hours later, we're still here and the storm is still raging outside. We made a quick break for it this afternoon to dash to the grocery store because we were running out of supplies. We got there, and halfway back, in light rain and strong wind before the heavy rain and really howling wind started up again.

Some reports say it is supposed to keep going for another 24 hours ... some say it is supposed to start moving on during the day tomorrow. Who knows!

You should hear it ... for 72 hours it has been like a train has been going right past the cabin ... a constant deep rumble that comes from the ocean which is just wild, and the wind. Sometimes the train rumble gets louder, and sounds like a train is coming right for the cabin (like right now, as a matter of fact), and then the cabin is blasted with either sand or rain. And when the rain gets heavy, which is does in wave after wave after wave, it's like the cabin is going through a carwash. It's unrelenting. And just not something we want to cycle in.

So we've been stuck inside our little dry, reasonably warm cabin, browsing the internet, doing some research, and making arrangements for the next phases of our trip ... and I've worked on my story and on photos. Fortunately we are in this little cabin which is relatively inexpensive, and not in a tent in the middle of nowhere. We're hoping to be able to keep riding again on Friday.
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