Western Coast of France Camped at Ste-Mere-Eglise

Thursday, February 6th, 1992

David visits with Professor Lord (an orthopedic doctor) in the American Hospital in Paris to learn he has torn cartilage’s in his knee. So, it’s medication and therapy. This was as a result of a fall he had one morning on the way to the RER at the bottom of the slippery steps.

I became “Madame Presidente” of the “CCCC” (Chocolate Chip Cookie Club) at InterVoice S.A. I made the mistake of sending some cookies into the office with David one day which he politely shared and they loved them. The most probably reason for my being President is so more cookies would appear in the office.

Friday, February 7th, 1992

Michael Watson of InterVoice visited and enjoyed David’s delicious Enchiladas.

Saturday, February 8th, 1992

Weather was extremely nice for France at this time of year. So we packed the car, drove to the Western coast of france and camped at Ste-Mere-Eglise. On the way we visited the beautiful Basilique of St. Therese in Lisieux. She lived in this area and her parents tomb is contained in the Basilique with her own shrine being in the Carmelite Chapel.

Encountering a Frenchman on the Road

Tuesday, February 4, 1992

David’s first encounter on the road with a Frenchman.  Driving to the airport in the early A.M. to depart for a trip to the U.K., in the midst of lots of traffic, a stoplight is green but there is no place for David to go because of traffic except to block the intersection.  He remained where he was and the car behind him began honking his horn (common practice in France) for David to move up.

As he didn’t want to block the intersection he remained at the light and the Frenchman proceeded to get out of the car, knocked on David’s window, and who only knows what he was saying.  But, David’s light turned green in the nick of time, he gave the man the international sign for “bug off” and then proceeded to drive on.

No English Churches in Verdun

Sunday, February 2, 1992

No English speaking churches in Verdun so we drove to the American Cemetery located in St. Mihiel, France (where 4,000 Americans from the war are buried) and had our own private worship in the chapel there.  Continued on the road back home driving thru mountains, valleys, and more farm land.

Beautiful conutryside!  Nice weather today also.

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