Hotel Du Golf Barriere Deauville

This last weekend my program's group traveled to Normandy and Brittany. It was a very cool trip! On Saturday we drove from Paris to Caen, Normandy. We visited the Memorial de Caen, which is a museum/memorial from WWII. Caen was a city during WWII that was occupied by the Germans, and it was a major victory when the Allies were able to seize it. After Caen, we drove on to Omaha Beach to the American ...

Arrived at Ouistreham just before dark and found an Aire de Service right on the beach and this time it was free! The downside was it was right next to the ferry terminal and the 6am ferry to Portmouth the next day was kill the tranquilo the next morning. Kim's Maison du Scooby cooked up a storm. Pork fajitas on rice - delicious. I gave it 5 stars.

From Rouen we drove to Honfleur, which is a tiny harbour town on the Normandy coast. So so cute!!!! We wandered around checking out the wee boutique shops and eating galeti - yum! Nothing for dinner and as it was Sunday only one little grocery shop was open with not much selection so we opted for a fillet of freshly caught ...

... the car park where we had left the bikes. I say 'we' recognised but really it's Dorothy who does the recognising - it's all new and fresh to me who has no memory. The two Germans in the van next to us had as travelling companions a cat and a very talkative parrot. 18.08 09 F/Passion Auberge des Fontilles La Douze N45.04'09"E0.51'55" There is not supposed to be any pressure to purchase at a Passion but we do not find this to be the case. Here, as soon as we went in to ...

... and not wanting to feed five of us, we regretted the company as we did not want to stop.<br>We dropped them off at the entrace to another motorway and wished them on their way. We promptly stopped for lunch and a coffee!<br>Another experience ticked off our list at least.<br>As things were going well we carried onto through to Noirmoutier to our latest "Aires" in the centre of Noirmoutier at 7 euros per night

... which works to a point but when you're paying two pound per Mb it get expensive. In the great scheme of things its not much when your running a 7 ton bus but its still stupid and it does not re-route if (when)you take a good turning.<br>On the way to Noirmoutier, it attempted to take us over the "alternative" crossing at high tide!!

The first night was spent in a nice stop on the edge of the old port in Calais.<br>I've been here before when i did some sailing in my youth so i know it well.<br>It seemed safe enough as there must have been 50 motorhomes but there was a broken window overnight for someone! <br>We moved onto honfleur and found a nice stop 2Km from honfleur which was free and had a large football/basketball court for jake to play in

... the H1H1 virus, in other words, the Swine Flu. This being the reason that the French Officials took the action that they did with our group on the 5th. A completely normal response I suspect under the circumstances. In fact, knowing that I would have expected a greater response in the light of the current status of the flu at this time.<br><br>Just wanted all of you to know.

... the fish which I am generally not too fond of. Dinner ended around 8:30, and for the first time on the trip so far, we got in the room early enough to relax! France Pictures: 6/19/08 - 6/20/08 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5 859&amp;l=3fe5e&amp;id=1022010001 6/20/08 - 6/21/08 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5 860&amp;l=c6a28&amp;id=1022010001 6 ...

... at Arromanches, where they British towed over this massive artificial port and set it up alongside the coast to allow their ships and equipment onto the land - pretty amazing remnants! It was a very solemn day, really made you imagine how it all would have gone about and feel grateful that we are so far removed from that in Austraia. The last day, we checked out the fortress built by William the Conquerer in Caen and said a sad farewell to our two travel buddies.