Today we landed at the port of Cherbourg, France.
https://en.normandie-tourisme.fr/unmissable-sites/cherbourg-en-cotentin/
I do not know why we signed up for an excursion to the Normandy countryside - maybe the other excursions were sold out.
Maybe also because it was an afternoon tour and we could spend time in town walking around in the morning.
The weather was cool and drizzly/rainy. We bundled up and got off the ship to see the downtown.
We had to take a shuttle bus provided by the cruise line to go downtown. It was a very scenic area and we did some window shopping. Afterwards we took the shuttle bus back to the ship to have lunch and get back to the pier to join the excursion.
First stop was at Gréville-Hague to see a house where Jean-François Millet, a notable impressionist painter lived.
Our next stop was at Port Racine.
Port Racine was a tiny port and limits the number of boats that can moor there.
https://en.normandie-tourisme.fr/hidden-gems/port-racine-one-of-frances-smallest-harbours/
Our last stop was at Cap de la Hague.
At Cap de la Hague we stopped to see a historic lighthouse built is 1874. There was a monument for the sailors who died in a submarine accident in 1912.
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https://www.wikimanche.fr/Croix_du_Vend%C3%A9miaire
Our last stop was at a local creperie for coffee/hot chocolate and a crepe.
We all needed a warm drink to warm us up. The weather the whole trip was drizzly and rainy and cold.
Last stop was the pier where we boarded our ship. We got back just in time to get ready for dinner.
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