Day 1
Loaded at Christchurch at midday on Monday and was in Poole docks
parked up by 3.30pm,for the 23.45 sailing.Went home and came back
at 10pm.
Day 2
Arrived in Cherbourg on the Barfleur and had a nice steady drive down
the Cherbourg peninsular to Carentan where i hung a left onto the D971
and arrived at Sainteny,where i had delivered twice before in the past.
Parked up outside and was blocking a crossing 
asked the customer
if the local plod were liable to be about but he said dont worry i will have a
word with the Mayor who lived opposite,he said no worries crack on 
Then some muppett decides to park opposite just to make it more awkward
The mayors pad.There was a plaque on the wall about the 2nd ww apparently
1500 Americans lost their lives taking this village.Some of the streets are
named after the American regiments.
Taking the piano in had to walk round the corner and through the back door
as the access was better.You can see the Church and square in the
back ground of Sainteny.
Left Sainteny around midday after our customers made us some lunch
and i decided to have a scenic trip back to Cherbourg via Utah Beach.
As THE BEAR would say ive got too much times on my hands to be
sight seeing 
On the way drove by this church
Arrived at the beginning of Utah Beach and saw this statue.
Arrived at the Museum on the beach and heres some pics.
Obstacles to stop tanks.
The beach itself
Whilst walking along the beach there was an English chap doing a tour with
some Americans,apparently he later told me it was big business.I overheard
him say that only 176 soldiers were injured and 17 died on the day of the
landings ,that seemed a very low figure to me after seeing everything about
the war on TV .Anyway we had a chat outside the museum a bit later and
i queried these figures with him,but he assured me they were right.The
Utah beach landings were a huge success,unlike some of the other beaches.
Left and drove down the coast road and come across another monument.
Note the good old English Bailey bridge under the vehicles.
Left and carried on down the coast road D421 and saw old defences from
the war.
Turned in land and headed for Montebourg to pick up the N13
Went past this huge Church,Monastrey ?
Arrived back at Cherbourg about 3.30 and went shopping at the supermarket
at the top of the hill.
Arrived back in the docks at about 4.30 for the 6.30 sailing.
Get my tickets and go through those silly gates where one shuts then the
other opens and turned the corner where as usual the French customs
decide to stop me ,this muppett then asks me if i have any guns or knives
what the ā ā ā ā is that all about !! he looks in the back dips the diesel then
lets me go to join the que .
Checking in the back of lorries for unwanted passengers.
Looking over the water to a scrapyard on the quay.
Saw this Irish ferry.
Was booked on the Cotentin that was Brittanys new ship last year Oct/Nov
time.I took some pics as i hadnt been on this one before.
Driving onto ferry and onboard pics.
Very wide loads of space left.
Lit up.
Getting off at Poole where my other driver was waiting to take the truck back
to base.
Have to say i was very impressed with the new boat plentry of space best
food ive had on a brittany boat for ages and nice cabins.Has space for 120
artics and has 120 cabins.Two cabins share 1 bathroom which is in the
middle of the two cabins,and once you are in there is a lock which locks
both doors and a light comes on in your cabin to tell you someone else
is venting tanks. 
Hope you enjoyed.
