Cancale, France

The Bay at Sunset

Omaha Beach V

Omaha Beach IV

The Monument

Looking West

The Cliffs

The cliffs they had to scale! BTW, this is my 2200th post! Somehow I missed the 2000th post, so thought I'd point this one out.

Pointe-du-Hoc, France

Moving up the road a bit, we visited Pointe-du-Hoc. Pointe-du-Hoc is a 30 meter cliff on the coast of Normandy between Utah and Omaha beaches. The Germans had the area fortified with gun emplacements and concrete casements. In April of 1944, it was bombed and then on D-Day the United States Army Ranger Assault Group scaled the cliffs and successfully assaulted Point du Hoc. Many lives were lost.

Too Many to Count

Looking Out

Communications Bunker

Running on Water

Charlie Runs!

Charlie's first time running on a beach. This may be his new favorite thing!

Charlie Swims!

His first time in the ocean (against his will, of course)!