Camping in Picardy

Although the weather was changeable (ie it rained quite a bit!), we had a great time camping in Northern France with Cathy, Mike, Greg and Abi: lots of French wine, cheese and baguettes; visits to the Somme World War I battlefields and memorials; a ride on a steam train around the Somme Bay; a traditional lunch of mussels at a French restaurant and plenty of splashing about in the campsite's indoor pool.

In Delville Wood: site of the notorious WWI battle where many South African soldiers lost their lives. (The oak trees leading up to the Sir Hubert Baker-designed memorial in the background were grown from Cape acorns.)

Commonwealth WWI Memorial.

Hiding out in one of the WWI trenches.