Today is "White Monday", and it's a holiday, so Saturday we decided to get away for a short trip. In just a few hours, we were able to drive to the northern coast of France. Calais is where the chunnel connects France to England, a trip of less than a half hour. In fact, while we stood on the beach in Calais, both of our cell phones rang text messages welcoming us to the UK! We should've known better to go without reservations on a holiday weekend, but we didn't, so we spent some time searching for accomodations. Still, walking the beaches with German bunkers all around knowing much of WWII took place on that ground was disturbing. There were WWI markers in the area too.
There were two areas that jut out into the Channel: Cap Blanc and Cap Gris, which means "White Nose" and "Gray Nose". Both gave magnificent views, and many of the observation areas are atop German bunkers. The tide comes FAR inland, and in the daytime there are huge areas of damp sand.
We also walked the streets of Boulogne au Mer, who was having some sort of celebration. There were black & red balloons everywhere. The special dish of the region was mussels, and Fred ate them at least three times in two days!
School ends in only three weeks, so this will probably be my last entry until August.
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