Day 2: Roen, Caen, Dieppe and Bayeux

We’re settled in for the evening in a beautiful little campground near Bayeux that I would heartily recommend.  It’s in a very quiet sunny and breezy place surrounded by farmlands, with a public walking/running trail nearby. The proprietor is a very pleasant guy who runs a transport business, but started this campground a few years ago. The price is reasonable (30 EU for the night for two people, a dog, a tent, access to the showers and toilets and washing up facilities). 15 minutes from Bayeux makes it a bargain: Camping Aire Naturelle d’Agy - Bayeux.

I must say that we are one of only two of about seven residents who are tenting; the rest are in VW camper vans with trail bikes on the back, so there must be good cycling nearby.

Here are some photos of today:

Maggie visiting the Newfoundland monument to the Battle of the Somme at Beaumont-Hamel (Yoshi and I had to wait outside)

 

The Cathedral of Rouen

POV: you are Matisse

One of the countless half-timbered buildings that we see everywhere here in Normandy

The history prof giving us a lesson on the round towers on the chemise wall that protected the keep at the Donjon of Caen

Another point of view

My goodness, these should not be allowed, they are too good

At the Juno Beach Visitor’s Centre

Tomorrow we have a longer drive; I’m going to try to see the Bayeux tapestry early while Maggie looks after Yoshi, and then head down to La Rochelle, where we’ve reserved a campsite at the Dunes on the Île de Ré… That’s a good 500 km from here so we’ll see how that unfolds…