Tour 1 Historic Normandy. Tour 2 WW2 W/END

Normandy offers a patchwork landscape of lush rolling countryside, quaint fishing villages, ancient stone chateaux, thatched cottages, half-timbered farmhouses and orchards. It is one of the most historic and interesting areas of France.

LUNCH

This is a perfect place to stop for lunch and I know I have done it lots of times.CHEERS

CALVADOS.

Not only a nice place to visit but also famous for its liqueur drink made from apples.You do not need too much of this.

CHATEAUXS

Normandy is also famous for its many chateauxs and they are always worth a visit.

IMPRESSIVE

What a site is the home of William the Conqueror.

THE PONT DE NORMANDIE

What a ride this is and toll free to motorbikes.

Coffee break.

A stop at a lovely old village (Beuvron en Auge) for coffee while on our way to Honfleur for lunch by the harbour

DIEPPE HARBOUR

What a great place to eat on a nice warm evening.Great food and a friendly atmosphere.Fantastic.

Off we go again

We have had a great breakfast and are ready for the road again.Bring it on.

Eating and Drinking Again

You just cant stop them enjoying their selves.Well these 4 anyway.

CHATEAUX

Refurbished and well worth a visit.It gives a good insite into the way life was.


DAY 1

Monday

FERRY PORT

Meet and travel to the ferry port.(Meeting place to be arranged)If you are travelling with us then we will be stopping on the way for drinks/lunch.We usually sail after lunch and then make our way to Dieppe for the overnight stay.


DAY 2

Tuesday

INTO NORMANDY

Breakfast, followed by our ride into Normandy.There will be a stop on the way for lunch.We will arrive at the guest house at approximatley 6pm for our 4 course evening meal.


DAY 3

Wednesday

HOSTS GUIDED RIDE OF NORMANDY

Breakfast followed by a ride in Normandy with our host.We will offer choices on this day.Stops for coffe/lunch and places of interest.Returning in the evening for 4 course meal.


DAY 4

Thursday

DIEPPE FOR THE NIGHT

Making our way back to Dieppe via more scenic routes and good roads.Lunch stop along the way,reaching our destination around 6pm.This should give us plenty of time for a good night in Dieppe.


DAY 5

Friday

HOMEWARD BOUND

Breakfast and then a pleasant scenic ride back to the ferry port,after riding 800 to 1000 miles of good empty biker friendly roads. Cheers.

WORLD WAR 2 THE LONGEST WEEKEND

This tour is designed to give everyone an overall view of what occured during the D DAY LANDINGS IN JUNE 1944.We will cover the beaches from SWORD BEACH in the east to UTAH BEACH in the west and taking on board many places of interest inbetween.

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

This is the final resting place of some of the men of the 6TH AIRBOURNE DIVISION who were landed by glider and parachute to take the bridges over the ORNE and Caen Canal.

THE BRITISH CEMETERY RANVILLE

Just a few of the 2,566 burials in this cemetery.

THE FAMOUS AMERICAN PARATROOPER

He was made famous in the movie THE LONGEST DAY. John Steel was his name.

AIRBOURNE MUSEUM

Just oposite the church and the paratrooper.

WELL DUG IN

These bunkers and gun batteries were built to last.

UNDERGROUD LIVING

Now open as a museum it is well worth a visit to see how the Germans were able to live.

THEN

A camp built by the Americans and Germans to house 40,000 German prisoners.

NOW

After the prisoners were moved to England,Canada and various other countries the camp was dismantled and now we just have a memorial.

GUN STILL IN PLACE

A batterie of 4 guns still in place.The firing pin taken out I suspect.

LOOK OUT

These positions were used to guide the guns to their targets.

THE AMERICAN WAR CEMETERY AT OMAHA BEACH.

A must see for any tour.

PEGASUS BRIDGE

Some time needs to be spent at this location because of the history associated with this bridge.

PEGASUS CAFE

The first house to be liberated after taking the bridge.

HE WILL NOT LISTEN

I told him not to park his tank there.


DAY 1

Friday

FERRY PORT

We will be sailing from Portsmouth to Caen on Friday morning.There will be pick up points on the way to Portsmouth or you may decide to meet us on the docks.On arrival we will make our way to our first points of interest and then on to our overnight accom


DAY 2

Saturday

WEST

A good ride throught the quiet Normandy roads and vilages to Utah beach, with stops along the way at other places of interest.


DAY 3

Sunday

Omaha beach and the American cemetery.

Todays visits along with the previouse days riding should start to give everyone an idea of the enormity of the task the forces had in front of them.


DAY 4

Monday

RELAX

We have an afternoon sailing today so that will give us time to visit JUNO beach and SWORD beach as well as some of the quaint seaside towns along the way.

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