Now I Know We're in the Right Place

In case there was any doubt that this was an Invasion site this artwork and a bevy of explanatory signs told us the story of the Canadians' first day in Normandy: Unlike the other beaches attacked that day, this beach was inundated with heavy rocks and obstacles in the sea that necessitated the Canadians waiting for high tide in order to send their landing crafts over the obstacles. Because of that delay and worsening weather, by the time they hit the beach, more than an hours after the other Allied landings, the Germans were well aware of their arrival. Nevertheless, the Canadians quickly overcame the German opposition, but were delayed in moving on toward their main objectives due to the worsening weather and the slow arrival of tanks and engineers to clear the beach obstacles.