WW2 Tour for Kent Advanced Motorcyclist Group 26-30 September 2015
The Group at St Nazaire with the U-Boat pens in the background
A shortened Tour as the group had already visited the landing beaches and D-Day sights in Normandy.
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 We start the Tour in Honfleur |
 All the bikes outside the hotel |
| “Thank you all for a splendid few days, very good fun! Kind regards” Paul Jessop | |
 An introductory briefing before we set off |
 First coffee stop |
 In the prettiest surroundings |
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 Paul discovers a puncture |
 A hairdressing session at coffee |
 All the bikes at coffee |
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 Our first hotel |
 Karen & Chris |
 Drinks before dinner on a free night |
 Breakfast room in the hotel |
 The next day we visit a submarine |
 Audio-guides provide the info |
 Shashi on board |
 Tina & Caroline in bunk beds! |
 James – are we lost ? |
 Paul with Rosemary |
 Colin & Jaime think they know the location! |
 Jon P with John C |
 Paul does know where we are! |
 Karen & Chris |
 Colin & Tina |
 In the torpedo room |
The Group in the Torpedo room
 St Nazaire bridge closed until 14.00hrs |
 To celebrate 40 years !! |
 At coffee Caroline & Tina chat up the local Gendarmes!! |
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 Drinks in our hotel at La Rochelle |
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 A lovely sunset over the port |
 Just outside our hotel |
 We stroll round the ramparts |
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 Tina minus shoes on the wall… |
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 Lots of restaurants in the back streets |
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 What a whopper! |
 Tina swallows… her sardine! |
 Ice creams after dinner |
 La Rochelle by night |
 Anyone recognise this backside?? |
 Our morning briefing |
 Bikes at coffee stop |
 Pretty lunch stop |
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 We next visit Oradour sur Glane |
 First the visitor centre & museum |
 Audio guides tell the history |
 Of how 642 inhabitants were massacred |
 We then visit the village itself |
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 The Church where women & children burned |
 Dinner included tonight |
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 Paul helps serve desserts |
 As does Tina |
 Ooooh Cyril !! |
 How did James know it was a marrow?!! |
 Are you in the Navy? |
 Or the Observer Corps? |
 Jaime doesn’t know if it’s “Dithco”… |
 Or “Wrock & Wroll” |
 Bikes lined up at coffee stop |
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 Morning coffee stop |
 Jaime wonders if his lunch will ever arrive! |
 The Group at the Saumur Tank Museum – before we were told off for climbing on board! |
 Colin & James |
 Jaime takes aim! |
 Tina’s found her next bike! |
 Colin & Tina with a nuclear missile launcher |
 All aboard the new BN support vehicle! |
 Caroline & Tina take charge |
 Any ideas? Jaime perhaps? |
 Chris & Karen |
 Paul & Shashi |
 Scary!! |
 Drinks before dinner |
 Cheers! |
 Dinner is included in a local restaurant on our last night  How true! |
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Thanks to Colin & Tina Underwood for organising the group who took part in this Tour, we look forward to seeing many of you again in the future. Regards, John & Jen.