There was no breakfast at the hotel this morning, on Monday’s they do not open until 9 am and we had to catch the 8:43 bus. We were not informed about this when we paid in advance, but we were able to get reimbursed. After leaving 12 frantic messages at the bike shop yesterday, we… Continue reading Monday, June 9, 2014 Cherbourg, FR
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Sunday, June 8, 2014 Utah Beach
The little Peugeot. struggled up the hills as we made our way to Utah Beach. At one point the sparrows were flying faster than we were moving. Our top speed going down hill was 35 mph. But the little engine took us about 55 miles round trip, in about 2 hours. It looked so tiny… Continue reading Sunday, June 8, 2014 Utah Beach
June 7, 2014 Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Searching for dad We put-puttered north for about 6 miles (10 km) to Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte to see if we could determine the location of the above photos. Dennis’s dad is the upper right man in the top photo and the one standing third from the left and near the blur of the flash in the lower… Continue reading June 7, 2014 Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Friday, June 6, Sainte-Mère-Église, FR
D-Day +70 years We replaced the bicycles with a motor scooter. We buzzed (like a hive of bees) to Sainte-Mère-Église, travelling only about twice as fast as we did peddling. The highest speed was around 30 mph (50 km). Dennis commented that the motorbike was giving it its all to climb the hills, but so… Continue reading Friday, June 6, Sainte-Mère-Église, FR