Destination: Omaha beach and Caen
Distance: 126 miles
Checking out of the campsite and saying our farewells to the BCFR crew, Chris and Kim offered to lead us up toward Omaha beach as they were heading that way. Andy and I were keen to pay our respects to all those poor souls that gave us the freedom [...]

Destination: Dinard and some serious rural twisties
Distance: Approx 100 miles
Waking at 5.a.m with a serious hangover and terirble dehydration, I managed to find an external tap and downed what felt like 3 gallons of water to re-hydrate and was in desperate need of a hot shower to wake myself up. Chris and Kim who i’d [...]

Destination: Combourg, France
Distance: 360 miles (a very long day)
Route: M5, M4, M3, M27
With the intention of catching the early morning cruise ferry from Portsmouth, we loaded up the two Vstroms at 2 a.m. and headed south for the Portsmouth Continental Ferry terminal where we were due to catch the 7.30 a.m. ferry to Caen. Leaving [...]