I've just got around to sorting out some pictures of Normandy this year. It was great to listen to the veteran Percy Lewis, who chatted to us for ages about his D-Day and wartime "adventures". What a lovely bloke. It was also brilliant to see Rik there with his Dad, Fred. The weather was hot and sunny and we all got the usual sun burnt noses

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Wow, nice pictures Dave!!!

Where's the lighthouse?? (not that I could climb all the steps!!)

Cheers,

Lex

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It was near Cherbourg, I thought I would see how good my zoom was on my camera

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It's the famous lighthouse at Barfleur. I went right up to the the top rail one year while Ian laid in the shade below and laughed at me. My calves ached for days later. At nearly 250 feet it's the 3rd tallest lighthouse in the World. Ron

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...I'd climbed it previously when I was touring around that area by myself, so I knew what I was 'missing'....

It's worth the climb but not something I was overly keen to repeat ...Ian

Nice to see you all as well Chaps and thanks for making Dad so welcome when we visited the campsite.

Seeing the bikes on Saturday left me wishing that I'd had mine there of course but I had a good session in Dunkirk a few weeks earlier.

It was lovely seeing you there with your Dad, Rik. I felt so happy for you that you had that quality time together, it must have been an emotional experience for you both

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I swam over the big pond and saw your bikes in Sainte Marie Du Mont, quite the sight we don't get to see here in the States!

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Did we speak Mike? We spoke to so many! We have decided that St Marie Du Mont is a much better place to be these days than St Mere Eglise, which seems to be getting more and more like Disneyland. Ron

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Ron,

I don't think so, I saw your bikes, but I was sightseeing with a few guys from the 173rd Sky Brigade (current american military) and we just walked pass the bikes by the church. I did however speak with a group of guys from Holland by the Omaha beach monument.

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Ah! Those cloggies are everywhere man! Very tough guys though. They drink their coffee with twice the coffee and half the water......Strong or what? Ron

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