Bayeux is full of Americans! When we planned our weekend city break in Bayeux we hadn’t realised it was going to clash with the 79th Anniversary of D Day Celebrations. After weeks of hardly hearing anything other than a French accent it is strange to hear American accents everywhere. We are parked up in the municipal … Continue reading Of Frogs and Americans!

We arrived in the charming town of Domfront en Poiraie by accident! Our original destination, the campsite at Clécy was full. It is yet another bank holiday – the French seem to have almost as many May Bank Holidays as we do! We had remembered reading about a town with a real Norman castle, a … Continue reading Busy in the Bocage and the Suisse Normand

We are back on the coast! Honfleur and Houlgate are two towns that are like chalk and cheese. Honfleur has a history that dates back to before Bill the Conqueror was a lad and Houlgate is a very smart, late 19th C holiday resort. However they are both united in a love of disruptive roadworks and … Continue reading Honfleur and Houlgate