Something's Fishy in Courseulles Sur Mer!

We woke up fairly late today. Courseulles Sur Mer is at the western end of a time zone, so the sun comes up later than we're use to. At least that was the excuse we used for sleeping in and we're sticking to it!

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before, but we have a very nice view of the marina, the English Channel and the Center at Juno Beach from our window.

We started the day with a stroll down to the Cafe Central for a breakfast of cafe au lait and croissants. I'm really getting to like the coffee here.

The streets were very busy considering the early hour. Vendors were setting up their tables along the roadway for the weekly outdoor market.

Courseulles Sur Mer is a fishing town so there is no shortage of fresh fish, shrimp, oysters etc. for sale.

After browsing the market, we met up with Don, Janet, Cathy and Isabella to make the three kilometer walk along the sea shore to the next town, Burnieres Sur Mer, where the Canadian troops first landed.

One of the places we wanted to see in Burnieres was Canada House. This is one of the first places liberated by Canadian troops. I have included pictures of the house when the troops first landed, and as it looks today.

D Day

Today

Plaque

We toured the town for a while. In some ways it is a living museum with plaques along the streets detailing key facts about the city and the efforts to liberate it., but I think everyone must have been at the fisherman's market, because the town was deserted.

After making the trek back to Courseulles, we took time to freshen up, and met for an excellent supper at one of the many local seafood restaurants. The restaurants buy their fish directly from the fishing boats in the harbour. You just can't get seafood fresher than this.

The catch goes from here......

Directly to here!!

Tomorrow Kathleen will be giving us an official tour from the Juno Beach Centre, then we will travel further afield to Omaha Beach.

See you tomorrow!