SATURDAY 7th JULY 2012.
After sailing from Lisbon in moderate seas through The Bay of Biscay
and the English Channel we reached the sea port of Le Have the Gateway to
France and Paris. The day was overcast and cold, about 15 degrees and
threatening rain.
As we had been to Paris a number of times before we decided to do two
other separate land tours, Marilyn
decided to a half day visit the seaside village of Honfleur, and I went for the
full day tour of the Normandy Coast and
the World War 2 Landing Beaches.
I had to get away to an early start as we had a two hour bus trip to
the the Normandy Coast. It was an eye opener to see this strip of coast where
the allies came ashore including the War
Museum at the beautiful seaside town of Arromanches and in particular Omaha
Beach and the cliffs of La Pointe du Hoc. It was also interesting to see what’s
left of the Mulberry, the floating harbour defences used in the war, which is
still evident along the beach of Arromanches.
A beautiful lunch at country restaurant in Arromanches really set off
the day and overall, even though it rained most of the afternoon it was a great
history lesson.
Marilyn had a half hour drive around the beautiful countryside and
villages before reaching the charming 13th-
century Norman fishing village of Honfleur for a guided walking tour of the
village. This included a visit to the timber 15th-century St
Catherine’s Church built by shiprights, which is the largest wooden church with
a separate bell-tower in France. She had some time to explore the town on her
own and thoroughly enjoyed the visit.
Tomorrow across the channel to Dover.
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