After leaving camp at 0800 all the vehicles headed down to the Mont St Michel for a photo shoot with the vehicles lined up on the Causeway.
Then we had a look through old place, Fiona paid to have a look inside the Monastery.
After lunch was spent doing vehicle maintenance and generally relaxing. Dinner was at camp again provided by Graeme & Mick, another fine cooked meal.
After the sun had gone down 2200 hrs John & I went for drive to see the Monastery with it lit up. As the camp ground gates were closing at 2230 and it was still not very dark, the lighting was not fully effective.
Mont St Michel to Periers Sunday 31 May
Given we had to drive only 60 km today we all had a sleep in, then headed for Peter & Marjorie Tomb’s farm between Lessay and Periers as they were putting us all up for the night (camping). They are an English couple who moved in France to live 1 year ago. Peter has his own military vehicle collection of 4 Dodge’s, 2 Jeeps, WLA & a Ferret plus a few old cars.
Our hosts put on drinks on our arrival followed by a BBQ and a good time was had by all. Parts of the house on the farm are dated from the 16th century. It was beautiful but I didn’t have my camera with me when I went inside. Wonderful to meet Peter and Marjorie and to receive some mail from home (thanks Jodie).
On the way we went through Granville and the Roc complete with fortifications on the harbour. Then Coutances and another lovely Gothic Cathedral. It was being set up for an orchestral and choral recital of Mozart, Brahms and Holtz. What a shame we couldn’t make it.
Periers to Normandy Monday, 1 June
Once again, an early start. Alarms went off at 0600 and on the road by 0730 to the point of this whole trip, NORMANDY and the region where France was liberated from German occupation during D-Day on 6 June 1944.
As we came into the area, we made a detour through Omaha Beach and where Presidents Obama and Sarkosy will be on Saturday, blocking off large areas. We have come into a camp with the English Military Vehicle Trust group and when we first got here around 0930, there weren’t too many vehicles around.
But guess what, we discovered the recital was being repeated tonight at Bayeaux Cathedral, so eight of us went there and it was wonderful. Have not heard choral or orchestral music like it for ages or in such a cathedral where the building commenced in the early 1100’s. Just think about that – 688 years before Captain Cook came to Australia.
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