Wow, i’ve been on holidays for 3 weeks and 2 days now. We’ve been to France (with Tom in tow), we’ve travelled around the South of England, and we also made a trip to Oz for Kate’s sister’s wedding. Photos to come, gotta finish washing first!
It was great to catch up with people too… if we didn’t see you, sorry, it was a rushed visit… Thanks to those who put us up (Jo, D+N and Mum and Dad).
I also met my nephew Paxton for the first time.
What a trip. I’m ready for some sleep now!
Well we made it to France and back. I’m glad we booked a slightly larger car than we normally book as we brought a bit of stuff back with us, namely wine, cheese, beer and some wine (or did I already say that?)
My birthday present from Kate was, you guessed it, wine! I’ve now got a nice little cellar filled with lovely French wine. I reckon I’ve got enough to keep me (and visitors) going for 6-12 months, but we’ll see. Maybe another trip to France is on the cards!
Our trip started in Calais. We drove South to Brittany to see Mont St Michel, an amazing monastery built on a tidal island. We then slowly returned North via the medieval town of Bayeux where we were met with a medieval festival. Bayeux is home to the famous tapestry that tells the story of the battle of Hastings in 1066.
Tom and I checked out the D-Day landing beaches, as well as several open air museums along that part of the coast dedicated to detailing the history of the allied landing on the Normandy beaches on 6 June 1944.
Finally, with Kate’s French hitting an all time high, we stayed in a French B and B for the last evening (where the hosts didn’t speak English). Kate managed to book our accommodation over the phone with only a French phrase book to hand! I was so proud…
We then headed back to the ferry via some wine shops and home.
3 people, 4 days, 1135 miles in a 1.6 L Ford Focus, 108 bottles of wine and a great Birthday!
Next trip… Oz!
A few of my *many* photos are here
To France! For my birthday. Tom’s coming too. We’re taking a car over (on the ferry) to bring back some stuff, wine, cheese and coffee…
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