We had the opportunity while in Dover to explore the tunnels first used in the Crimean War, but which were a critical base of operations during Second World War. Sadly, we were not allowed to take pictures.
This sheep was posing so perfectly, I had to take a picture. After all, it took me minute to realize it was not in fact a statue.
The distant shadow you may or may not be able to see in this picture is in fact the French coastline. They are only 21 miles apart, which explains why war between the two was so common, and why Dover was so critical in the war efforts. We saw a photograph of Goring and other German officers looking at the English coast from the French side. It really hit home how frightened the British must have been to have the Nazis greedily surveying what they thought would be the next in line to fall to their war machine. Learning about Dunkirk, however, was truly awe inspiring. I have no doubt that God was on the Allies' side during this war. They thought they would be able to rescue only a fraction of the men on the beach, but through the efforts of the Navy, the Merchant Marines, and every brave family with so much as a fishing boat, they rescued 338,000 men from death on the beaches.
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