and a bloody hard run today. i was motivated today by the movie i watched last night, Julie and Julia. Frankly I could have skipped all the Julie parts and just watched Meryl Streep play Julia Child. I think it is time to buy myself a copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. This is a guarantee that I'll keep running, do you have any idea how much that woman loved butter?
More countryside that looks like a patchwork quilt.
darn, another big chunk where i'm missed runnng, this time due to a cold. as i'm back outside i didn't run in the spring chilly air. this project is like everything else, at the beginning it's very exciting, and the end is easy because you can see the finish line. it's the middle part that is hard. that's the part where sometimes it's just plain old work. however i am back and determined to keep going. i promise i will make it to marseilles.
running through the countryside, canadian cemetaries. sigh. 
On a lighter note, there's a fantastic port. You see these boats? One day I shall be there on my boat. Oh yes I will. 
From Criel-Plage the road moves inland. There's no coastal road because these cliffs are just insane. Combined with the constant wind I assume they are afraid of losing cars over the cliffs. 
Inland is a nice change from several days of rocks and wind. More fields, flowers and green things. The road led through Criel-sur-Mer, a bit of a misnomer as it's not on the sea - and the day finished up in the hamlet of Tocqueville-sur-Mer. 
Le-Treport is the southern end of Mers-les-Bains. It's a working port, un port de peche (a fishing port) although how they can work when there's no water confounds me. Seriously, I checked the tide table and had to check again. The tides are 8 METRES!!! I did notice that the fishing port and the turn basin have locks so that they always have water. Even with the locks you can only leave on a high tide.
This is crazy!!!
The cliffs continue all the way along this coast, I love this little funincular, much easier than the way that I took...
At least after climbing the Escalier de la Falaise you're awarded with a fantastic view of Le-Treport and Mers-les-Bains. On a sunny day it makes the effort worth while. From here I ran along the Route Touristique and finished up in Criel-Plage.
Another small seaside town nestled at the foot of the cliffs. 
