The Romans not only left straight roads, they left a heritage of orgies. In my case, this consists of arriving on a Sunday morning at the only place open in Lonlay-l’Abbaye, the supermarket, and pigging out in the rain outside on a litre of milk, 2 chicken breasts quickly stuffed into croissants, and some salad […]
Started off the day late at 8.30, in part because the weather forecast was suggesting not too hot: 21 or 22C. HAve reached a woody section, which is wonderfully cool. First the Fort de Mortain, then Forêt de la Land Pourrie rise and finally, after a little lake and a great slab of rock with […]
Met an all too friendly deer whom I christened Roger!
Yesterday I crossed the centre of thr glacial valley that I have been following, to the northern side, ending up in the Puvlic Car Park in St. Michel de Montjoie. I thought from the map that it was a picnic spot. Well it was both, and to prove it, a large wedding party congregated to […]
The dogs thought the cool floor in here was wonderful!
I have just watched what I thought was a lorry enthusiast’s outing, as one after anoither a series of refrigefated meat lorries went past. People tooted their horns and le patron and his wife from “Le Bar Normande” here on the Square of the tiny villagw of St. Crois waived enthusiastically at everyone going past. […]
The steeplejack was just trying to be helpful. When I asked for water, he pointed to a tap, to which was attached a yellow hose that ran 100 feet up to the top of the spire of the little church in Le Petit Celand. I gesticulated about the hose, so he kindly removed it. It […]
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