Well. That was interesting, and not quite the holiday we'd planned. I think by the end we were down to Plan G - and it wasn't entirely a comfortable, well-upholstered seat.
@rvw reports great things about the Newhaven ride - except that she needs more back strength to maintain the low position on her solo bike (or a shorter stem). Her previous solo record is, I think, 40 miles, so 65 or so including the headwinds was some acheivement. Meantime, I was stuck in a scuzzy B&B (actually quite clean and comfortable) with a Co-op sandwich. I discovered after going out in search of food that Newhaven does have a curry house - but everywhere else to eat was a dodgy-looking takeaway or a pub.
Getting out of Dieppe was interesting - for some reason we ignored "toutes directions" and headed for the town centre. After a scenic tour of a housing estate (it's more difficult to turn around in a car than on a bike) we eventually found the road for St-Saens and enjoyed the drive through woodland. And it was fantastic to be able to get on the Brommie.
We followed your route on day 2 in the car, which (after I caught up) let me have a bit of a pootle with the gang and the group of women. That hill out of Gisors in the rain was the undoing of me - it was a tough ride and I certainly wasn't at my best (I think things are improving now...)
After our final rendezvous I suspect you were nearly in Paris before we got out of the Pontoise
agglo. We got stuck behind a carnival procession, and eventually were funneled right back the way we'd come. But the Abbaye in St-Saens was a great, quiet base for the night, and we had a pleasant meal in St-Saens'
other restaurant (trad French at €19 for 3 courses of €25 for 4). I'm afraid the thought of a night in Paris, even with good company, was just going to be intolerable. It's at times like that that a disposable income and the ability to write off purchases - and a love of fluid plans - comes into its own.
We were back in Guildford by about 10:30 (third off the boat both ways!) and home by mid-morning. Sadly I then had some more work to do...