France

Monday 18th March to Tuesday 19th March.

Two day trip to France via Brittany ferries to see:

War Cemetery (19)
D day Beaches (20) and
Bayeux Tapestry (21).

I travelled in the Spitfire (yes, it runs again!) and it performed well - I didn't do more than 65 as there is a need to run carefully and the French roads took their toll on the suspension - plenty of loose bolts, exhaust bracket and gauges at the end of it!

Brittany Ferries took me over and back. Early start on Monday - arrived in France about 3. Direct to cemetary at Douvres... I held myself together until I looked at one grave stone for an 18 year old soldier with a short memorial from his parents. Then it all sunk in.

It was bitterly cold - and yes that is snow piled up behind the car!

I then drove off to Asnelles to stay over in a small cottage owned by the parents of Philip Chatterton. A lovely place - just failed to get provisions so had to drive off in the evening to find a restaurant out of season! The one in Asnelles was shut.

 In the morning (Tuesday) I headed along the coast to look at the war harbour and Gold Beach (all near Arromanches).
The sun was out and it was lovely - I recommend a visit to all. Lots to see. (including a GT6 that passed me in Arronmarches itself!).

I headed off to Bayeux after that to see the tapestry - more to follow. (NB the girl in the Tapestry Shop was divine).