Pauline
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This is it. We are going to take our British-drive car onto a ferry and go to France. Then we will take our North American wired brains and drive that car on the opposite side from which it was intended, but which is the side of the road we have both driven on for 40+ years. That should be okay, shouldn't it? Keep in mind that I occasionally drive on the wrong side of the road in the UK and I always drive on the wrong side of the road at least once on each trip to Europe (with a Europe-drive car). But driving aside - help me figure out where to stay.
Ferries no long go from Weymouth (which is close to us) but I think we can go from Poole to Cherbourg. From there we drive south and then west. Where should we stay? We will want a week in a vacation rental. We don't want to drive too far, since the arrival day will be our first driving day. We could overnight somewhere, an hour's drive or so from the ferry, and then go on for our week somewhere.
I want a village or small town, something historic and beautiful. In this area we've been to Bayeux for a few hours to see the tapestry and spent a few hours at the WWII beaches. I would love to visit Carnac, the standing stones, but should probably leave that for another trip. If we feel confident driving, we could drive to it.
Recommended towns? Recommended vacation rentals or agencies? Should we stay in Normandy or go into Brittany. I read @Eleanor 's trip report on Brittany a while ago - must read it again to refresh my knowledge.
(One last thing about driving. I love driving. We always share the driving here and when we travel. I am sure we will adjust to driving on the right with a drive on the left car. I don't know why we have put this off for so long - we've been here for 7 years now!)
Ferries no long go from Weymouth (which is close to us) but I think we can go from Poole to Cherbourg. From there we drive south and then west. Where should we stay? We will want a week in a vacation rental. We don't want to drive too far, since the arrival day will be our first driving day. We could overnight somewhere, an hour's drive or so from the ferry, and then go on for our week somewhere.
I want a village or small town, something historic and beautiful. In this area we've been to Bayeux for a few hours to see the tapestry and spent a few hours at the WWII beaches. I would love to visit Carnac, the standing stones, but should probably leave that for another trip. If we feel confident driving, we could drive to it.
Recommended towns? Recommended vacation rentals or agencies? Should we stay in Normandy or go into Brittany. I read @Eleanor 's trip report on Brittany a while ago - must read it again to refresh my knowledge.
(One last thing about driving. I love driving. We always share the driving here and when we travel. I am sure we will adjust to driving on the right with a drive on the left car. I don't know why we have put this off for so long - we've been here for 7 years now!)