24th May - now in Saint Vaast La Hougue, which is still a fishing port but is now mostly given over to yachts. My pilot book said it has the best street market in France and was quite correct. Luckily, the market is on Saturday which was today. Some samples of Calvados and associated derivatives were pressed on me but I managed to walk back OK with my selection of cheeses and cured meats. And with an AC Bordeaux at just over 2 Euros, it almost doesn't matter whether the sun shines or not.
Here are a few photos: first is leaving Cherbourg under a bit of a cloud (as in the weather, nothing I did).
This is the little fort that guards St Vaast:
And this is the entrance to the harbour at low tide:
And finally, la Place de la Republique. I think there are bigger ones, but with a population of only 5,000 it's not a bad effort.
That'll do for today I think. There are things to be eaten. Tomorrow may see us moving further east but as always it depends on the weather.
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