Manoir de la Roche Torin

Monday – No sleeping in like most people on this day. Quick shower, bag pack and hearty hotel breakfast. Thank goodness that it’s not raining as we had to walk some distance with our bags over the wet cobble stone footpaths to where the car was parked. Our first port of call, Omaha Beach cemetery which Sylvie had insisted that I must see, but being 1 January it was shut. The only day of the year that it is shut, and we were not the only disappointed ones as was evident by the number of cars at the gate. It’s not as if the dead will escape by having the gate unlocked!!! Bugger! Next stop “Barfleur”, a pretty small village that has not been ruined by ugly modern architecture and development. From here a 140km drive to our accommodation “Manoir de la Roche Torin”. From our first-floor bedroom window we can see “Mont Saint Michel” in the near distance. Tonight, a pleasant country style dinner was enjoyed in the restaurant. Not much other choice as our accommodation is in the middle of farming country. Overall, a lovely day to begin the new year.

Barfleur is a commune and fishing village in Manche, Normandy, northwestern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Association. During the Middle Ages, Barfleur was one of the chief ports of embarkation for England.Read more