Right I have had a couple of days to get over this now but will probably have to do it in instalments.
September 4 we set off for a month in France, 2 hour wait on the tunnel ,rammed with motorhomes, got to gravelines and had what was the highlight of the trip a brilliant meal in Baker street.
Set off down the west coast , rain all the way till we got to the new Normandy landing monument where we finally found a bit of sun.
Now this place just has to be visited, you stand there and look down the beach to the sea, you can hardly imagine all those men and boys who were running up it with packs on their backs and carrying rifles and stuff while the Germans were standing where we were shooting them.
Unbelievable in today's world.
So we travelled on in the rain again stopping on a few free Aires but mostly ccp, until we encountered our first real thing out of the blue, montendre free Aire in the middle of town has been closed down and you are supposed to go two miles out of town to a new paid one, which I am informed by locals , hardly anyone goes to.
Anyway we stayed on the closed one as did a French van and we wernt moved on.
We then spent a couple of days visiting Julie's friends and parked on their driveway.
Then the fun started.
To be continued.....
September 4 we set off for a month in France, 2 hour wait on the tunnel ,rammed with motorhomes, got to gravelines and had what was the highlight of the trip a brilliant meal in Baker street.
Set off down the west coast , rain all the way till we got to the new Normandy landing monument where we finally found a bit of sun.
Now this place just has to be visited, you stand there and look down the beach to the sea, you can hardly imagine all those men and boys who were running up it with packs on their backs and carrying rifles and stuff while the Germans were standing where we were shooting them.
Unbelievable in today's world.
So we travelled on in the rain again stopping on a few free Aires but mostly ccp, until we encountered our first real thing out of the blue, montendre free Aire in the middle of town has been closed down and you are supposed to go two miles out of town to a new paid one, which I am informed by locals , hardly anyone goes to.
Anyway we stayed on the closed one as did a French van and we wernt moved on.
We then spent a couple of days visiting Julie's friends and parked on their driveway.
Then the fun started.
To be continued.....
