Wow, nearly six months since I was last abroad and it shows, all my linguistic skills have gone out of the window, I was stuttering and stumbling through ordering my meal tonight but to give the waiter his due as long as I was trying he stuck to French, when I ran out of words and was sitting there like a rabbit in the headlights then he spoke fluent English, he earned his tip.
I had a lovely weekend, I saw everyone of my southernmost family and they are all looking good and sounding positive, what more could I ask for, thank you all for putting up with me.
I was early for the ferry so they put me on an earlier sailing, thank you P&O. Ferries and probably cruise ships don't do it for me, I want to be hands on when I am on the water, I can't relax and read a book when some numpty is on the helm.
My road trip here was slow and sedate avoiding motorways (especially the toll kind) but it gave me an insight into fuel prices, basically away from the motorways they are the same price as at home. The olde worlde houses here are amazing and Bayeux is lovely but the outstanding building is the cathedral, hopefully I will get there tomorrow, I also plan to view the Bayeux tapestry and maybe some of the invasion beaches.
The come back moment happened when I saw the cathedrals of Rouen on the skyline, it could be a good starting point for a tour of Normandy and Brittany maybe in autumn next year. I will try for photos tomorrow, the nighttime shots did not work out.
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