We left Cornwall on Wednesday afternoon, after a night and morning of torrential rain. Luckily I had looked at the weather forecast and we had taken the awning down in sunshine the day before so we finished off the packing after the rain had stopped. We arrived at Poole around 10 that evening and stayed in the car park for the night. I thought there would be other people doing the same but we were the only ones!! Anyway we were up early and boarded the ferry around 7.30.
We were on the ferry for just over 4 hours, not a bad crossing a little choppy once we were in the channel. It was a bit difficult carrying a tray with drinks on it, I was walking as if I had had a few glasses of wine. Rob said it felt as if the captain couldn't steer the ship in a straight line!!
From Cherbourg we drove south for about an hour to a small village called Raids. We are staying on a small campsite called Le Clos Castel run by an English couple, so I don't have to practise my french while we are staying here!! We are the only people here at the moment so it is quiet except for a church that rings its bells at strange times and a busy road during the day!!!
Just up the road is a small town called Periers which has a few nice shops. We had a wander round there on Friday.
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| Statue to the 90th US Infantry Division Called the Tough Ombres |
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| Town Hall |
We have come to this area because we want to soak up the history of World War 2. We are not too far from the beaches where the D Day landings took place so I will posting my next blog all about those visits.
The internet here is very slow and it takes ages to download photos but it is warm and sunny today so it has been pleasant sitting in the sunshine for the last hour writing this blog.
Hope you enjoy reading about our adventures.
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