Catching up in Carteret.

Well, here we are in Normandy, sitting in the Bar Du Port in Carteret. ( Peter, there is wi fi inBar du Port now - so bring your netbook) On our second night in France we stayed at a small place next to the beach, called Merville. It was bleak and cold. Sorry, but Tony christened it Walney. You get the idea! Anyway, we were relieved to arrive in Carteret in the sun. We were pleasantly surprised by the pretty campsite, but I don't think the owner was too pleasantly surprised by us, as for the first two days we kept blowing the 3 amp electricity. Don't worry, Peter, she doesn't know we are related!
As I say, the weather is sunny but there is a cold wind. Consequently I keep wearing my hat with sunglasses - not a pretty sight. Tony is calling me Dorothy Holmes. On Wednesday we went up to the lighthouse and spotted the gorgeous, empty beach, Plage De Cap. We walked down to it, and planned a nice long day there. So yesterday we took our lunch and went for a walk down the beach. Tony fell asleep in the sun. I must say, we missed the soggy egg sanwiches, crunchy with sand, and warm pop that we both felt was a must for a beach picnic.

We sat on the beach looking at Jersey just 6km away - so close. We texted Mary. There are no ferries at all at the moment because the tides are all wrong - out all day.
Today we are having a day of catching up with washing, Wi-Fi, coffee drinking and generally relaxing.
Love to all family and friends. We will be in touch again soon.