Côtes Opale et Albâtre
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 In this month of May we are heading towards the North-West of France for ten days, we are going to visit the Côtes d'Opale and Alabâtre.
We leave the Lyon region at the end of the afternoon, we stop at a superb rest area in the village of Epineuil, the next day our day begins with a visit to Troyes.
On this first day we visit Amiens and its cathedral as well as the city center and the Saint Leu district.
Thanks to the Park4night application, we find a parking area near the Somme canal in the village of Ailly sur Somme about ten kilometers from Amiens, a quiet place and a quiet night.

The next day we visit Amiens, the visit of the Hortillonnages by boat with a guide proves impossible because there is no availability. We walk around this very relaxing area. 
In the afternoon we reach Sangatte and a parking lot where motorhomes are accepted but soon the place should be prohibited.
We take a long walk on the coast admiring the long beach and the villas which have a view of this magnificent landscape.
On the third day we hike to Cap Blanc Nez under the sun. We continue towards Cap Gris Nez.
And the afternoon towards Wimereux before joining Boulogne sur mer where we will spend the night in a car park at the port.
 We visit the Boulogne-sur-Mer Nausicaa aquarium where we spend the whole morning Afternoon visit Le Touquet and Berck
We visit Mers les Bains and have lunch at the restaurant in Le Tréport enjoying a meal based on fish.
We will spend the night in the village of Belleville sur mer with a view of the ocean with the cows of Normandy as neighbors!!
Visit of Dieppe meal by the sea in Saint Aubin, we join Fecamp, we will spend 2 nights on the area located in the city center and near the port.
The highlight of this journey is today, with the mythical cliffs of Etretat they are indeed sumptuous especially under a radiant sun, we will pass by Yport.
For the last day we finish our journey by Deauville, we walk on "the boards" which are unfortunately wet because the rain has decided to keep us company.
Our itinerary: In black the journey, in red our tourist journey
Finally we will spend the remaining 2 nights in Normandy, one in the village of Les Aspres and the other in Bourges.