Last night at Le Crotoy then home via the Calais to Dover ferry 160629 Le Crotoy (44)

Last night at Le Crotoy then home via the Calais to Dover ferry

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June 30th 2016
And so to home - for the second time in a month. We observed as we drove to Le Crotoy that last time we had been here, on the 2nd of June, it was also raining though it was colder then and I didn't take much notice of anything that time around as I was rather poorly with my nasty virus. A long driving day today up from the Loire Valley to the Normandy coast on the Somme Estuary. Through the fie ... read more

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