We have now clocked up 4200 kms on our car and so find that a lot of what we wanted to see in Normandy is done and we can now relax more and enjoy the sunshine and the farm.
Yesterday we headed up to the north to a place called Etretat. We went via Honfleur, one of our favourite towns, where the Saturday market was on. We wandered around here for a couple of hours and enjoyed it immensely. From there we headed over the Pont de Normandie - a huge bridge over the Seine delta - up to Etretat, a beach resort with huge limestone cliffs - sort of the French answer to the Great Ocean Road. (not as good of course). For some reason as we drove into Etretat a huge cloud rolled in off the sea but we still had our lunch on the beach. We usually take a picnic with us of baguette, cheese, tomato, onion, avocado and coffee. After the cloud and wind drove us insane we drove about 5 kms south to where it was sunny and beautiful and did a long walk into another beach set on the same cliffs. You would have been proud of me girls. Walked in, up the steep hill to get to the top of the cliffs and back up the valley - no problems. Amazing the difference a bit of exercise makes - thanks Lizzie and Helen and Sandy.
Faye and Paul who own our place left for Madeira on Saturday morning so now we ae lord and lady of the manor. We feed the chooks and ducks and look after the garden. We sat down on the deck chairs last night having a drink and talking about the day in the sun at 8 at night and all seemed very well with the world.
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