Parc du Marquenterre. What a treat of a day. 220608 Somme (8)

Parc du Marquenterre. What a treat of a day.

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June 8th 2022
What an excellent decision. To stay two nights in the Bay of the Somme instead of just a one nighter as we've done several times. It rained in the night, fortunately we realised it was going to so Bob had taken the chairs in. By morning most of the rain had gone so no problem heading out for the day. We had planned to visit Le Parc du Marquenterre. A national nature reserve absolutely heaving w ... read more

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