2012 - OCEAN PRINCESS - HONFLEUR

LE HARVE IN FRANCE IS THE PORT TODAY & THE TOUR IS TO HONFLEUR, JUST OVER THE RIVER SEINE.

WE TAKE A ROUND ABOUT ROUTE TO GET THERE.

PASSING THE WHITE CLIFFS OF - I DON’T KNOW - BUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CHANNEL IS THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER.

SOME GREAT LOOKING HOUSES ON THE WAY.

THATCHING - NOT SOMETHING YOU SEE EVERY DAY...

NOTE THE ROOF LINE HAS FLOWERS. LILIES I THINK. PLANTED TO HELP KEEP RATS AWAY - OR SO I REMEMBER THE STORY..

AND HOW ABOUT OWNING THIS LITTLE CHARMER...COMPLETE WITH MOAT...BUT NO DRAWBRIDGE, THE CHEAPO’S...

THE GUIDE SAID TO HAVE OUR CAMERAS READY BUT WE WENT PASSED PRETTY FAST..

INTO HONFLEUR NOW AND A GUIDED WALK AROUND TOWN TO START..

THE MARKET...

THE BARONESS - DRESSED IN HER FRENCH WALK - ABOUT GEAR.

BLENDING IN.

I HEARD THAT IN A RESTAURANT IN MOROCCO, SHE STRIPPED THE TABLE OF IT’S FLOWER ARRANGEMENT TO DECORATE HER HAIR.
LOOKING LIKE A LOCAL I EXPECT.

INSIDE THE CHURCH.

SANDY & I HAD OUR OWN LITTLE CHEESE TASTING. I GAVE THE STALL HOLDER SOME EUROS AND ASKED FOR A TASTER OF HIS WARES..

NOT SURE WHAT THAT WAS ALL ABOUT.. HANDING OUT LEAFLETS FOR SOMETHING.

LOOKS VERY NICE THOUGH.. AS DOES THE FOOD.

AND THE GUIDE LET GO OF US BY THE HARBOUR...WHERE SANDY TREATED ME TO A BIRTHDAY CROISSANT AND BRANDY - COST HER HER BUNDLE I EXPECT.

THE BARONESS AGAIN..

AND THE BRIDGE BACK TO LE HARVE...

ACROSS THE CHANNEL & TO THE FINAL PORT OF CALL TOMORROW - DOVER