Hermanville-Sur-Mer

 Friday 30/09/22

Although the aire we stayed in seemed to be in the middle of nowhere we were joined by two French motorhomes and had a very peaceful night's sleep.

We set off quite early as the aires near ferry terminals can get busy so we wanted to make sure we got a space.  It meant we started off in very misty conditions, but were treated to very pretty sights as the morning wore on and the sun broke through.

We stopped off on the Caen périphérique (orbital or ring road) to fill Bokkie's tanks (with diesel) as fuel is still much cheaper in France than the UK.  We found the aire and, although it is a bit busier than we would normally choose, the priority is to be close to the ferry terminal.

The Channel is looking calm, for now...

The small village is surprisingly busy

We'll have an early start in the morning, the weather overnight looks quite grim and the crossing may be a little more choppy than we would like.  Although we love the calm, quick, smooth Eurotunnel crossings, going from Ouistreham saves us around 600km driving so it makes sense this time.

For now, it's a quick supper and early to bed for us - our last night on the Continent before 3 months back in England, time seems to have passed very quickly!