Calais
19 aprile 2019, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Midnight crossing through the Tunnel.
Need to take short break before heading off for the coming weeks touring and camping.
Midnight crossing through the Tunnel.
Need to take short break before heading off for the coming weeks touring and camping.
Traffic was heavy on the roads today and the drive to Le Guédeniau was hard in the hot weather.
And then OH 😮 NO! What has happened to our favourite stop over? Just take a look. 👀
Road worksLeggi altro
Petite Cité de Caractère (Small City of Character).
Couldn’t resist the road sign for Airvault so we stopped in the local Aires and wandered up to the centre.
The Saturday Market was just aboutLeggi altro
When visiting this Island we usually make for this campsite 🏕 close to the sea.
Good facilities including bar/restaurant and swimming pool. The staff are always friendly and helpful.
The best form of transport on the Island is by bicycle 🚲 so today we are going to have a go and take a self guided tour of a couple of tourist hot spots. Namely Ars-enRé port area and Phare DesLeggi altro
Second stop on our ride but not the first time we have been here!
Retail stalls a plenty mixed with numerous restaurants but the reason for it all being there is the mighty Lighthouse on the tip ofLeggi altro
I think that Malestroit is another one of those “Small Cities of Character” but I’m not sure about that🤔. Anyway it was a pleasant overnight stop on the way home using the free Aire close toLeggi altro
Villedieu-les-Poêles is a small town just off the motorway and is part of the Village étape scheme. This means that it must provide services for travellers 🧳 including Tourist info parking andLeggi altro
Really feel as if we are heading for home now as we are back on the coast and while here visiting one of the D day museums.This one is on Utah Beach.
Good museum with many exhibits and even a shortLeggi altro
Final night stopover of the trip is Honfleur as we make our way back to the tunnel.
This is a huge Aire right on the edge of town. Eleven Euros 💶 a night with electric if you can find any spareLeggi altro