7th July 2009 – Mont St Michel

This was a place I’ve always wanted to go to as I visited it when I was at school, and had such good memories. I was not disappointed as the narrow streets, snaking up through the grounds were just as I remembered.

It was great to come back with Dean for him to see what I kept going on about! Like a big kid he bought a T-shirt from one of the shops, and we went for steak and chips in one of the cafes. It was a bit bloody for my liking but Dean was in his element.

We spent a good few hours walking around and then set off for Arromanches, and did a detour to visit a German war grave called Mont-de Husines. It is something we forget to take on board, but it was a very sobering experience especially when you see graves for ‘Ein Deutscher Soldat’ with no name. There were 11,956 soldiers buried here alone.

Lest we forget.

The Aire at Arromanches was the tightest we’ve ever been on. The ‘van next to us could not open their habitation door at the same time as ours was open, we were that close!

We were very lucky to get a spot as people kept turning up trying to squeeze in wherever they could. It was worth it though as it is about five minutes walk away from the beach, where you can see the remains of the Mulberry harbour and the museum is just off the beach.

It is difficult to imagine what the scene would have been like 65 years ago.