It was time to leave the irresistible Alderney… Early morning Tuesday 9th July Vagn and I were ready to go:
We needed to hand over the bikes to the “Cycle & Surf” where we rented them:
And after that we walked to the airport with all our stuff. Beautiful flowers on our way – I don’t think I’ve seen them before:
A short stop by the Marais Hall, the oldest pub on the island, established in 1750. In the older days, in the square in front of this buildings there were auctions held – the legendary Alderney Cow, now extinct, once attracted buyers from all over the world.
Near the airport, we saw this thing (not sure what it’s called), a recognition to the farmers of Alderney from the president of the Royal Alderney Agricultural Society (1897):
In the airport, we had some time for coffee and ice-cream, and for souvenirs shopping. Look at all that baggage we’ve been carrying with us!
We requested a flight around the island, and got permission to do so in 1000 feet. It was very nice to fly over the places we’ve visited. The town of St. Anne:
We could recognise the streets, and the buildings… Braye Harbour where we’ve been many times:
Saye beach and our campsite:
The lighthouse of Alderney:
We were asked to stay under 2000 feet when crossing over to France:
Our destination for the day was Omaha beach (Vagn wanted to visit the D-day sites), but before going there we had to land in an international airport in France, because we were coming from the outside EU. So – Cherbourg again!
Customs completed:
And off we go again:
Beautiful landscapes on our way:
We had an agreement with Stefen from the Omaha Beach microlight aerodrome with a 250 metres runway that is located next to the Omaha Beach and to the American cemetery, to land there:
Stéphane personally welcomed us to the place:
Stéphane’s Savannah:
We got a nice parking place; and Stéphane kindly drove us to the nearby camping site spotted by Vagn a couple of days before. In the evening, Vagn and I went to the beach where we shared a bottle of local cider:
The sunset was marvellous; many people were out watching it…
