Meeting Mike and Margaret

We met Mike and Margaret, on their first motorhome venture to France, in Le Havre and took them to Honfleur for their first 'Aire' stopover. It was 5 o'clock when they arrived from Newhaven so we just had to time to settle in to two adjacent parking 'slots' and have a walk into town for a quick meal. Found a nice restaurant just off the harbor to introduce them to Galletes and Cider. Next day we went to Houlgate via Trouville (had a quick board walk) for a two night stay in a camping cheque site at La Vallee. Unfortunately all the rain in France had left many of the pitches too wet for motorhomes so we were allocated two near the entrance. It rained for most of the afternoon to make matters worst but we sat outside and had an evening meal and plenty of wine. The next day it rained most of the day, not a good introduction to the delights of camping in France, but we managed a rather cold walk into town to do a spot of shopping and ate in doors that evening. Wednesday started much better so off we went to see Pegasus Bridge museum and then on to Courseulless where Mike was planning to spend the night on an ACSI site nearby. Having set them on their way, with bit of last minute advice we 'bade farewell' and headed back north to meet our ferry at Calais.