Last day so a walk on a lovely sandy beach of Normandy was a perfect end to our trip.
July 12th 2023 As had been forecast it rained in the night but happily it had cleared when we woke. We have been exceptionally lucky with our weather all month. When it got too hot at 35 degrees in the Camargue we moved a little further north and had some cooling rain, but nearly always at night so never a problem and never much. Perfect really.
We had decided a walk on the beach was the order of the day as w
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