Joue-du-Bois, Normandy, France - June 2022
Our friends Tim & Laura invited us out to France for 11 days to cat-sit for them whilst they went on holiday, so we
stayed at their lovely house in Joue-du-Bois in Lower Normandy,
made sure Bobbie the cat was fed and watered
and then we visited lots of very interesting places, some near, some a bit further!
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| Le Moulin du Fourneau - Tim & Laura's home |
Bobbie in his favourite place |
Breakfast on the patio |
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| A stream runs through the bottom of the garden |
We saw water voles every day |
Damselflies around the stream
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What is now known as Dead Man's Corner Museum, was originally a house taken over by German
Paratroopers to use as their forward command post during 3 days of fierce fighting against the American 101st Airborne Division. This ended with the
Germans retreating to Carentan and the Americans establishing their command post in the house.
We had a lovely dinner cruise on the Val d'Orne
from Putanges-le-Lac, up the River Orne and back again. We saw this heron en route and enjoyed a
beautiful sunset.
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| C-45 Beechcraft |
A mini-barrage balloon suspended over a Spitfire |
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| Beechcraft E185 |
A parachute for dropping equipment |
A selection of displays in Le Jardin
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| A terrapin in the Le Jardin's pond... |
...together with a Koi Carp |
The biggest insect house you ever did see! |
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| Unusual sculptures in Le Jardin |
Lovely tree-lined roads in France... |
...wherever you go |
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| The Mazda dwarfed by trees in the garden |
Vibrant artwork in Bagnoles de l'Orne |
At Roche d'Oetre |
Panoramic view from La Roche d'Oetre over the wooded Rouvre gorges
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| Motor cars from 1899 to the 1930s |
1924 BSA bike |
Dragster |
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| Jaguar Mk3, Peugeot 908 & Aston Martin DB7 |
'Le Colibri' offshore powerboat 1987 |
'Jordan 197' F1 car with snake eye and fang |
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| Old Shell petrol dispenser |
Michelin Man compressor |
Old French garage layout |
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| Citroen P17 'half tracks' car (1920s) |
Citroen P17 chassis |
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Various panoramas |
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| Lotus Seven 1961 |
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F1 cars |
F1 World Champions 1950-2000
Automobile Clubs of the World
