{"id":1591,"date":"2012-06-21T23:26:20","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T23:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheresjo.com\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2017-12-21T22:09:49","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T22:09:49","slug":"day-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheresjo.com\/?p=1591","title":{"rendered":"Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the middle of the night the rain came down on our tent pretty hard. It was lucky we had waterproofed it the previous day.<\/p>\n

We were staying in a campground in Grand Camp Maisy. We had a choice of three camping grounds to stay in, but we chose the most expensive one as it was close to town. <\/p>\n

The camping grounds in France usually have shared showers and toilets, and this isn’t a problem as I am used to this and expect it. At this campground however, they had separated the toilet and showers, and it was clearly marked. Men on the left, women on the right. So why the heck do the men still use the ladies? I have no idea, but I find it really irritating.<\/p>\n

Later on in the day we stopped at a tourist office and I used the loos there. Again – the ladies and gents toilets were separated. I used the toilets and as I was washing my hands, a man entered. I’d had enough so I told him “NO, this is the ladies, the gents is next door”. He stepped out, looked at the sign, looked confused, then entered again. I left, muttering under my breath. Once outside, I complained some more to Mike. He then pointed out that it was the mens loo’s that I was using. DOH!<\/p>\n

It was a rainy day and was a good test for our wet weather gear. We have wet weather trousers and I bought a new Gore jacket which is guaranteed to be waterproof. It still seeped in through the seems though.<\/p>\n

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We stopped and sheltered in some German bunkers and Mike explained a bit of history about how the allied forces climbed the cliffs at this spot and attacked the Germans who had occupied France. Being here makes you realise how heroic the attack was. It must have been so scary for those soldiers scaling the cliffs knowing they were probably going to die. <\/p>\n

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These were the cliffs the soliders scaled to attack the Germans<\/p><\/div>\n

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view from inside the bunker closest to the cliff face<\/p><\/div>\n

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Inside one of the bunkers<\/p><\/div>\n

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Site of a gun emplacement<\/p><\/div>\n

We headed for a hotel in Bayeux. There was a street party going on in Bayeux with bands playing all the way along the main street and also down the side streets. We’re not sure what they were celebrating, but can only think it was the summer solstace as it’s the 21st June. It was a really cool night and it didn’t get completely dark until well after 11pm.<\/p>\n

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Cathedral at night (I could only get the top of it with my phone camera)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Street Party<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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