Pontorson, France

Bonjour

I apologize for the long delay between blogs. Ya'll have been on my mind....

We have been away from major cities for a matter of days now, so the internet cafes are few and far between.

Since my last post via my mom, we made it into France and lost the annoying travel companions....two fellow travelers from the States. From our entry point in France, Roscoff, we took trains to Morloix, Rennes, and Dol....in that order possibly.....I feel like a rockstar when I forget which city I am in....but everyone deserves to feel like a rockstar from time to time now, don't they? In Dol, we encountered a cancelled train due to the weekend....but we caught a local concert in a little bar....right by a cathedral....the bar was fittingly called Kathedral something. The drummer was absolutely phenomenal....band was ok....no CD, but K took some video with his camera. Interesting...they listen to mostly American music....I would've expected noneless from the grand exporter and conqueror of nonmonolithic culture that America is.

Yesterday we visited the Mont St Michel...which is the most beautiful Mont I have ever seen....and one of the most beautiful sights.....splendid really....enough to make one endure the vow of celebacy enforced on Benedictine monks....well, not really....I'll settle for our visit yesterday....I can't disappoint my future wife....wherever you are.

From the Mont, we found an inexpensive bungalow....8 euros....around 10 USD each. We set out this morning on a 7km walk to the train station.....again......problems with public transport....in this case....it was due to the celebration of Pentecost...which here is a national holiday. It turned out for the best. We found accomodations at a nice little camping area that offers chalets....very nice small mobile homes. For 12.50 euro per person tonight and 10.50 euro per person tomorrow, we are taking a short respite from busy travel to enjoy the pool and warm food....we have a full kitchen with utensils and pots and pans!

Tomorrow will be our last day in paradise before heading back to travel. We will stay here tomorrow to enjoy the amenities, and then head off on the morning of June 6th for Normandy....Normandie in French......we will reach the beaches of Normandie to the day on the 62nd anniversary of the landing.....a powerful experience made even more powerful. We will spend the afternoon at the beaches before hitting a train to Brussels, Belgium via Paris.

I will be here all day tomorrow and can hopefully blog again before leaving. Much love to all.