Cherbourg. Monday 10/08/23

After getting through the morning internet tasks, it was off to Cherbourg. Pam has a rental Fiat 500 and drove us a little over an hour and Half to Cherbourg. Turned out to be be massively under construction with roads and sidewalks ripped up everywhere. Never the less we found an excellent place for lunch and had some oysters and fish for lunch. Then after some exploration, we headed to the Cite de la Mer, which had a submarine, a lot of interesting deep dive submersibles and a very good Titanic exhibit. Turns out the Titanic departed from here before it met its fate. With a speeded up time line and projections a narrative showed how the fateful evening progressed. Quite well done. After absorbing this, back in the car, stop for gas, who knew you could fit 48 euros worth of gas into a fiat 500 and not even an empty tank? Then a stop at one of Joan’s cider suppliers, (French cider.com) Herout, where we were given a most excellent tour and tasting. They also make some Calvados and do some interesting aging with the cider. After that back to Caen, some apero in house with Comte and Beaufort bought at farmers market and then to Monsieur Louis, upscale cafe for a lovely dinner.

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