Day 5: Les Sables to St Michel en l'Herm



Fields of sunflowers stretched as far as the eye could see



Not feeling our best after the previous evening's events, we eventually left the hotel at 11am heading further along the coast to St Michel, a small town just off the coast, and according to our planning, just over 30 miles away. A relatively easy day was anticipated, as the majority of the route took in various cycle paths along the coast.

Reaching St Michel, after a 30 mile route had somehow turned into 48 mile stint with a hangover, we were then apprehensive about our accomodation, as this was the reservation I had made by phone. It was with relief then, that we were actually down in the book with a room reserved, even if the hotelier who dealt with us seemed to have had every ounce of personality and cheeriness extracted from his persona prior to our arrival. First he told us of for not using the correct entrance, then again because we had not warned him of our requirement of a twin room. The hotel bar (on a Friday night) was then swiftly closed before 7.30, leaving only the restaurant across the road as the only establishment open in the whole town. We were slightly annoyed then, to discover that the restaurant was full for the evening, though we were told we could eat at the bistro adjoined to the restaurant. The meal turned out to be great, with the only problem being that it came too quickly, and we had finished before 9pm. With nowhere else to go, we decide to enjoy another bottle of wine in the bistro, before calling it a night fairly early on.