The D-Day weekend in June 2010 was exceptionally hot in Normandy.
The traditional motorbike weekend was marked by a group of sweltering riders, every ventilating zip fully open, visors up, seeking shelter and a cool drink at every available opportunity.
Most of the group had already seen many of the beaches on previous trips, so we visited other areas, such as the area around Falaise where the end of the Normandy campaign saw the collapse of the German army in the "Falaise Pocket". The German HQ was in William the Conqueror's castle in Falaise and you can still see marks in the castle walls made by allied shells.
Another re-discovery was a delightful café in the village of St Omer, in the heart of Swiss Normandy, close to the Pain de Sucre viewpoint.
