Day One Hundred Fifty-Two June 6 Today we are in Honfleur, France and the drop point for those passengers wanting to go to the D-Day Beaches in Normandie (for trivia buffs what did the D-Day stand for) and to visit Paris. How appropriate it would have been to see the ceremonies in Normandie today. Both tours were full day affairs. We on the other hand decided to leave the ship with our friends Joan and Richard from Petaluma, California for three days and two n...

Day One Hundred Twenty Eight - May 13 Our ship's arrival time was 07:00 and we booked the ship tour to Mont St. Michel in Normandy. Three buses from the ship had booked the tour and we boarded the first bus with friends, Keith, Ilona, Joy and Ed. What was noticeable was that we were greeted by our tour guide Alain who was not wearing a mask at the time but informed us that we were only required to wear one on the bus. He in fact said us that effective Monday Ma...

Day One Hundred Twenty Seven - May 12 Today we arrived in Brest France after spending a sea day sailing in the Bay of Biscay. This area of the Atlantic Ocean extends from Spain to the south and France's west coast. Our arrival time is 08:00 with an inter-port shuttle bus service that provides service to the following stops: (1) Navy Museum (Castle), (2) Place de la Liberte (Tourist Office) and (3) Quay de la Douane (Marina). Only four tours were made available...

Day One Hundred Fifteen - April 30 Our last day of April brings us to our first port in France and last port on the French Riviera. We will not be visiting France again until we leave the Mediterranean. While sailing in I noticed many French war ships. Toulon is home of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and her battle group. She was in port today. The city itself has a population of 580,000 is an important centre for naval construction, fishing a...