Raining!!!.
Well I decided to write this blog as
we have had several days of poor weather and apart from a little bit of
shopping we have pretty much stayed on site and so I thought I would write up
what we have done so far.
Well just prior to leaving for
France, Noel had a walking accident and sprained his knee quite badly which
really slowed down the process of getting the caravan ready for departure. The
evening prior to us leaving we attended Kim & Judy’s BBQ night in their
newly built BBQ area and it really is very nice and puts our rustic one a
little bit in shame, Ummm.
So following a reasonably late
evening and getting home to see the last few kicks of Chelsea winning the
European Cup and then getting up at 0500 so as to try and get to the 0830 ferry
from Dover was a bit tough but unfortunately missed that one by a few minutes
and then left on our booked 0925 ferry instead.
The journey was uneventful from Calais
and for convenience we stayed on Motorways until the last moment and then down
through the county lanes to Chateau Du Colombier which is not far from Moyaux
and Courmeilles and right in the heart of the Normandy country side.
We arrived about 4pm and had ample
time to set up with Noel hobbling around, not great but we got set up Ok.
Monday 21st May was a day
of rest (for Noels knee) and shopping and then on Tuesday 22nd we
were able to get the big awning up with a little bit of unnecessary help from
rather strong winds and set up all the table and chairs in readiness for our
guests.
Wed 23rd we left early
back to Le Havre and met up with Brian & Sheila our friends from New Zealand
at the Mercure Hotel and then on to Etretat for a mid-morning coffee. Lunch was
in Honfleur up by the market and we left Brian & Sheila to wander a while
as Noel was a little slow on his stick.
Thursday 24th, morning we headed
back to the coast to Cabourg and had a coffee and then bought some food for a
picnic lunch and then we went along the coast via the Pegasus Bridge on to
Arromanche looking at all the old WW2 sites.
In the evening we had a BBQ and some
decent wine that Brian had purchased.
Friday 25th again an
early start and we drove to Bayeux to see the tapestry and toured the town on
the’ Petit Train’ and also have a light lunch and then went to the Caen Memorial
Site which unfortunately was crowded with noisy school kids and this ruined the
visit and so we complained to the management. But this memorial building and contents
are really worth a visit
We had dinner that evening in the
Relais du Normandy in Courmeilles which was excellent.
Saturday 26th we visited the British & German War graves
in St Denis, just outside Liseaux and the site is kept in a perfect state and
therefore highly respectful of those who gave their lives in the second world
war. A coffee just next to the Basilica and then a light lunch before we
dropped Brian and Sheila off at the train station as they are en-route to Paris
and beyond.
Saturday afternoon we had a quiet
zizz and wondered where the week had gone.
