Next Stop - Fecamp, France August 2 - 4, 2013

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August 4th 2013

Published: September 1st 2013

When we left Cherbourg we were headed to the town of Fecamp, but in checking the tides, we knew it was too far for a favorable current, therefore we took advice we received from others and traveled only 4 hours to an anchorage at St. Vaast-La-Hougue. It was a nice change to be at anchor as we have been in marinas most of the time while in Europe. Only problem was we knew it was not going to be for... Read Full Entry

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Bob & Janice Waller

s v Tsamaya

Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info

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Church of St. Etienne (Stephen's)

Built originally in 1506, severely damaged in 1563 but restored in the 19th C. It combines Gothic, Renaissance & Neo-Gothic architectural styles.

Half Timber Construction

We saw a few half-timber constructed buildings in Fecamp.

Impressive Coast of Cliffs

Beach of Stone

The long beach in Fecamp was well used even though it was made up entirely of stone rather than sand.

Impressive Cliffs of Flint & Chalk

The cliffs at Fecamp are the highest in the area at 110 meters (361 feet).

Traditional Sailboat

One of the many traditional sailing boats you see off the north coast of France.

Using Flint for a Design Element

Houses in Fecamp use flint as a building material providing many possibilities and giving them quite a different look when used with bricks and cement.

Close Up of Flint & Chalk

Just a few minutes on the “beach” and you can find many pieces of flint which is now a protected substance here. The chalk surrounds the flint.

Close Up of Cliffs

This shows the veins of flint among the wall of chalk – an impressive sight.

The Normandy Coastline

The chalk and flint cliffs seem to go on forever as you sail the Normandy coastline – very impressive!

As Far As You Can See

How is that we had never heard of these cliffs, but had heard of the White Cliffs of Dover?

A Few Details

Just a couple of the window and door treatments seen in Fecamp.

Color Guard?

One night a group entertained us with their marching and baton twirling with florescent tips on their batons!

Beach Huts

The beach area was lined with these huts where people they could store things, but also could use as a beach “house” and had picnics here – a great idea!

Not All is Old

You also do see some modern designed homes as well here as we saw on our hike up to the top of the cliffs.

Worth the Hike

The view was worth the short hike to the top of the cliff called Cape Fagnet.

An Important Location for the Germans

The Germans chose to place their radar site here in Fecamp as it has the highest cliffs in the area ( 110 meters=361 feet). We also got great views of the marina and neighboring cliffs.

Another View

Looking out toward sea from Cape Fagnet.

Only One of the Harbors

The outer harbor is where we had Tsamaya, but there was also another harbor farther in that you had to lock through to .

Part of the Atlantic Wall

Fecamp was an important site for the Germans as it was a support base for the Atlantic Wall being between LeHavre and Dieppe.

Chapel Dedicated to Those That Go to Sea

Many of the villages along this coast have churches high on a hill overlooking the sea – a beacon to those that go to sea.

1st September 2013

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

You might want to edit the Entry Date to read 2 August...
and other blog Entry Dates so that your blogs are all in chronological order. I found that helpful when I blogged all my trips. Of course, that is also the engineer in me...keeping things in order.

2nd September 2013

s v Tsamaya
Bob & Janice Waller

thanks
Thanks for the suggestion - I wondered about doing that but wasn't sure how that would show up - now that I know I'll do that as I would prefer them in order as well!

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