Yes, its one of the many clichés used here in Normandy but from our perspective it's not until you spend some time in amongst it, being so close and hearing so many stories that you begin to realise just what went on and what those men on 6th June 1944 did for us and our future. The scale is just immense as is the loss of life and next time we are out moaning in a cold, rain soaked Britain our minds will always think back to the sheer hell experienced here in Normandy. As a local poem clearly writes - 'as if heaven itself dared not see, the hounds of hell that day set free..' We have been very busy visiting The D Day landing beaches of Utah & Omaha, two of the main German gun battery emplacements at Pointe du Hoc and Longues sur Mer as well as Pegasus Bridge, Arromanches and Sainte Mere Eglise. We could write all day about the stories learned and sights seen but to sum up we have had the most amazing time and a big thank you must go out to our new friends David & Celine who have been wonderful in making sure we have been guided to the best areas and telling us so many stories. David is committed to supporting the families of mainly the American forces that landed on Utah Beach and the surrounding countryside that want to visit the area and learn what happened to their loved ones. David even has a memorial in his front garden and is becoming a great historian for this area. We have been invited back to his place on the 6th June this year to meet two remaining members of the 101st Airborne Division.Our time is coming to an end here in Angoville au Plain and we are starting to plan the next leg of our journey around France before we decide it's time to come home. No doubt there will be more wonderful things to see and rest assured we will tell you all about it on this blog.
Don't forget there are many photos we have uploaded to our website gallery here.
Au revoir
