The storm died down
during the night but it remained gusty when we got up, a little later
than planned due to lack of sleep the last two nights. Venturing
outside we recovered the door step from across the car-park and
discovered a smashed roof tile on the ground between us and the van
next door. Was that the clang? If so we were lucky it didn't land on
the van roof; nevertheless we'll try to get up and have a look at an
early opportunity.
But eventually we got
going, utilising the service point – it's amazing how even tiny
villages make provision even when they are unlikely to benefit very
much – then went looking for fuel at a Carrefour near Caen. Our
route is more or less a straight line to our destination using “N”
and “D” roads, basically the same as last year. It being Easter
Monday there was no commercial traffic so it was a fast and pleasant
drive, just having to put up with the occasional rain or hail shower.
A late lunch in a
picnic area and then an hour to Le Crotoy, a small fishing town on
the Baie de la Somme that has become a bit of a holiday home village.
A large area has been put aside across the harbour for motorhome
parking and it is quite popular although on this visit it is only
half full; probably all the Easter weekenders have now gone home and
the weather doesn't help.
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| Le Pet't Train de la Somme |
Once parked up, the
skies cleared although stormy looking clouds could be seen on the
horizon. We did notice that there were no satellite dishes up, must
have been quite bad earlier! There were a few Brits here but no-one
we knew, although as I write in early evening, there is a slow steady
stream of vans coming in.
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