• Martin and Debbie Kinally

Normandy

Leisurely tour of Normandy. Beaches, Villages, Wine, Cheese and Cidre. Read more
  • Sunrise over the Seine

    September 24, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    Now as any of us knows her, she dow do mornings , except tuday cause himself forgot to close one of me skylights un it was lighter than normal when her roused. So her was awake, so med sure he was un all, un the kettle went on before 8. They opens me blinds un the sun's just cummin up over the other side of the Seine so of cause her has tu tek some photos. Her loves a sunrise or sunset photo or three! It turned a little cooler last night so there was a mist on the surface of the water, and one lone Swan swimming up the river.
    After the sun was fully risen a family of 7 swan's swum up river before taking flight towards Rouen. Fliipin eck, it's like BBC Autumnwatch
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  • Fort-Mahon-Plage

    September 24, 2023 in France ⋅ 🌬 18 °C

    After breakfast they meks sure we con get off the aire what with all the partyin last night and yep not a thing out of place, yu wunt ave known anything had bin goin on, the Frenchies must have got up early to tidy away.
    Any rowd up weem on the move agin to the final destination, not countdown Mark, that's a song.
    Weem goin to Fort-Mahon-Plage, it's in between out first and second nights stops. A little town with a beach and sand dunes.
    We starts by goin uver the hump backed suspension bridge, that was a sight, before hitting the motorway. Its a good journey and the miles soon pass by. We hits the town but oh oh, Deviation on the rowd we needs tu gu up but it's okay we gus round the back street un gets us to the aire, looks like weem just in time as its filling up quickly, well it would, it's Sunday, the sun's out un weem by the seaside, what more cud you want, oh yes a ruddy great flea market all the way up the High Street, hence the deviation.
    Well of course thems gotta check out the market, both sides of the only main high Street for at least quarter of a mile, I've never sin so much tat. His mate Kev loves a market (not) he would have loved telling the Frenchies to bog off, yow cor ave it for 20 cents! They does well un keeps their hands in the pockets, the unny time er got excited was when her found a load of Tupperware, she's got quite a bit of what was there including the jelly mould used each Christmas for the Ice Cream Christmas Pudding.
    They strolls down to the beach checking out the restaurant's as they go looking for somewhere for tomorrow's lunch then back hum to watch sun go down on the last night of holiday.
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  • Homewards bound

    September 25, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Well this morning it's the last day of our Normandy jaunt. A leisurely day as we are filling in time till we head off to the tunnel. Wim booked in on the 10.20pm crossing, hoping the motorways are quiet so we can get home around 2am Brit time. So that's the plan any road.
    Eventually they hoofs themselves off their backside un gus for a walk to the front and along the prom before a spot of Lunch. The expanse of beach is amazing, as far as the eye can see.
    Well what a difference a day meks, its cloudy un cooler than yesterday un the aires arf empty . Most of the shop am shut as are the restaurant's so they ay got much choice fur lunch, especially as they dow like mussels.
    It's one of the biggest beaches of the holiday with beautiful soft sand, it stretches for miles.
    Right lunch well thems down tu two restaurant's now as ones just finished serving, it ay even 2 o'clock yet. So its in this un before they shut, it touch un go but the uman let's them in, he's having Fish un Chips and hers havin Pizza, portion of chips un 2 small beers, nearly 40 euros. Yep eating out ay chep in France.
    Back to relax before packing up un heading home,

    UPDATE
    Stopped to get petrol 11 km away from the Tunnel. Felt me arse rocking a bit, so on a whim after fuelling me up, he has a gander under the bike rack cover and bugger me I've got another illegal aboard again, bloody cheek. He prods him in the ribs and tells him to gerrout and bugger off. He must ave clocked me UK plate and tried it on. He's checked me chassis now as well for cling ons!

    UPDATE 2
    2 hour delay on tunnel crossing! It's gonna be a long night/morning.
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    Trip end
    September 26, 2023