Going to Carteret in Normandy

This first photo is of the town called Coutances (pop. 8,000), about an hour north of Mont-Saint-Michel by car. When I went by there in June 2004, I took this picture from the highway that bypasses the town. I was on my way to the town of Carteret, which was merged with the larger town of Barneville in 1965. I had been to Carteret once before, with Walt in 1992. It's about 45 minutes north of Coutances.

Carteret is a special place for me because I grew up, as did both of my grandmothers and many other relatives, in Carteret County on the coast of North Carolina. The Wikipedia article about Carteret County, N.C., says the first man of English parentage born in North Carolina, John Fulford, was born in 1629 and died there in 1729. I'm probably descended from him, but don't quote me on that. Above and below are some photos I took in Carteret in Normandy about 20 years ago. It's a beautiful place, as is Carteret County in N.C. (IMHO). The photos above and below show the beach and the harbor at Carteret. In the photo on the right below, you can see the Island of Jersey on the horizon, 15 or so miles off the coast from Carteret.