discussion Over-dosed on Bunkers...Me? No chance!

[spanner570]

Just to post that I'm not dead or gone AWOL.....me and the bride returned last night from a three week tour of the Normandy landing beaches and sites further inland....I was as excited as a Jap in a camera shop, climbing over and in bunkers with a torch, visiting museums and cemetries. On our last day in France we found some huge casemates/bunkers hidden in some woods nr. Cap Griz Nez (West of Calais) well over grown and off the 'tourist' tracks....All good stuff and an emotional roller coaster too!

On the way back to Calais, we did a slight detour and went through WW1 territory to try and find my great uncle's grave near Arras.....He was K.I.A. a few weeks before the end of WW1.....We managed to locate his grave stone and layed a single rose and a small wooden cross with a poppy attached at the base....All very moving, with cemeteries all over this small area of the Somme.

I'll post a few of the 600 or so snaps I took when I've looked at them myself!lol

Anyway, it's good to be back with my mates on here and now I'm going to get me some pleasure time catching up with all the new stuff on S.M. and seeing if we have any new members joining this merry throng!!!

Cheers all,

Ron

 

[papa 695]

Welcome back Ron and i'm glad you had a great time

 

[Centurion3RTR]

Glad you both had a great time me old mate, really looking forward to the photos too Ron.

Have fun, John

 

[Guest]

Sounds great mate. Welcome home.

Andy

 

[geegad]

sounds like you had a great time one trip i will make in my life..so much so little time..and now you get to get back to your fav hobby

 

[Ian M]

Welcome back young Ron. Sounds like you had a great time. I to will look forward to seeing some of the photos.

New Members? LOADS OF THEM.

Ian M

 

[mossiepilot]

Sound like you had a great time. looking forward to seeing the piccies, there must be a Ron dio in one of 'em.

Tony.

 

[Guest]

What a great trip. I've done some of it myself - Tyne Cot cemetary is memorable, and the playing of the "Last Post" at the Menin Gate is quite moving.

I imagine you saw the US cemetary overlooking Omaha Beach, that's an amazing place.

Look forward to the photos.

 

[yak face]

Welcome back matey! Glad to hear you and justine had a good time. Ive been out of the loop for 3 weeks too , holidays and a dodgy router being the culprits! cheers tony

 

[colin m]

The photo's will be good, but I bet you've come back with more than a few ideas for the next dio' ??

 

[Guest]

Welcome Back Ron.

Yes highly interesting area to see. Took my boat a few years ago & passed the Mullberries remains. Went up to Caen where we past the Pegasus Bridge, they swung it open for us, just before it was dismantled. Great museums. Also the cemetry at Bayeux for British & Commonwealth who gave their all. No dry eyes there.

Not well known but 10% 0f the Todt expenditure on the western defence wall was spent in the Channel Isles. God knows for what & just shows how crazy Hilter was. Some of the tunnels etc have been restored to their original state. Good visit.

Laurie

 

[Andy2035]

Hi Ron,

Welcome back Sir, I too look forward to seeing some of the photos, 'tis good to see you back safe and sound...

Andy...

 

[Guest]

welcome home Ron can't wait to see the pics.

Scott

 

[spanner570]

Thanks fellas....I'll post some pictures just as soon as I've sorted through the 1734 snaps I took!!!!

Talk about trigger happy, what a loon!

 

[Guest]

Welcome back Ron ,eagerly awaiting the pics! I know how easy it is to snap them pics on a vacation and what a pita it is getting them sorted and posted so I wo'nt hound you about it! Sounds like you had a very productive trip!