Honfleur Trip 14th to 18th August 2003
The club's French trip this year was to Honfleur in Calvados, Normandy. We carried out a preliminary recce in September 2002 to identify a hotel suitable for the club and willing to let out sufficient rooms. A further recce was carried out in March to map out the various daily excursions and as it happened, to beg for more rooms. A full write up of the trip appears in the September 2003 magazine, and photographs are also present under section 70 of George's web site. Eight Essex members went on the trip and I was heavily involved in the organisation so I think George will forgive us if we also show photographs on our Essex site.
The rendezvous |
Lunch at the beach cafe below the hotel |
Looks good |
First of many Moules for John |
Peter obviously likes then too |
You look as though you enjoyed that Jennifer |
Unfortunately this lot were too late for food. |
The lower car park for the elite. |
How many moules did you eat John? |
"I was awake and could hear them sawing the bone" |
The Dorset set entering in to the spirit of things |
As are Les and Alan |
Pauline and Jennifer |
Michelle and Pearl |
Just be thankful he has a glass in each hand Margaret |
Go away Les this bottle's mine |
The snapper snapped |
John and Linda in training for Saturday night |
Shirley and Richard in less formal attire |
Gill what is that you're drinking or are you just laughing at George's shirt |
Jim and Larraine scorn the chairs - early evening obviously |
A neat line of 13 cars - soon to be 14 |
Panther Enthusiasts in famous scenery |
An Honfleur backstreet |
Another famous view of Honfleur - I don't know her other name |
What are this lot looking at in Bayeux? |
It's another watermill! |
Bayeux cathedral |
Some of the cathedral windows |
13 Panthers in a line at Arromanche |
Sea food and eat it diet - the start |
2 hours later |
Come on Linda - you're slacking! |
Activity in the hotel car park |
Chateau St. Germain-de-Livet car park |
Group photo in the chateau courtyard |
Spot the peacocks |
Leaving the chateau |
Trish posing at the Manoir de Coupe Sarte |
Wally, Steve you're spoiling the view |
All agree it's a beautiful un-spoilt Normandy home |
Typical Normandy farm buildings |
The picnic site |
The ladies take pity on me and prepare the food |
Now look, what do we do? Do we wake John up and go back to help George or go to the motor museum? |
Larraine impersonating Rapunzel |
Margaret, Peter, Steve and Trish |
Andy, Rosemary, Richard, Shirley, Frank and Clare |
George, Sue, Wally, Val, John and Shelagh |
Michelle, Alan, Larraine, Terry, Gill and Jim |
Pauline, Shirley, Joan, Bill, Richard and Dennis |
Jennifer, Linda, Les, my empty seat and John |
Sunset as seen from the restaurant |
Eating in old Boulogne |
Ditto - rest of party |
For Bill's amusement! |
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Take a close look at the "thank you" card
Richard and Shirley sent me. Our own Bayeux Tapestry. Note: the Panthers
(top), my green Kallista (complete with knock on wheels), Richard and
Shirley's car, John and Linda's Deville and Peter and Margaret's Lima.
Then in the bottom margin, you have the saga of George's car being
repaired. Note jump leads and George's shorts.
One of those two is very talented!. |