All day we have been driving north west through towns that played a significant part in the struggles of WW1 that ended 107 years ago. Towns with memorials to French, British and Commonwealth, fallen. Trying to find the grave sites has been fraught. Signs pointing in a specific direction but…
The forecast for the next week is looking brilliant. Our camp is idyllic so we decided a rest day was in order. The only downside to the camp is that we are way down at the far end, away from facilities, wifi, particularly. The upside, there is nobody around us.…
While there is nothing dramatic to report, for our own reference, and anyone else interested, our present camp, on a farm in a very rural but scenic part of France. The camp is very peaceful and beautifully presented. Our travel trajectory has been south east. trying to stay off major…
Today has been a relaxed, gentle day, after a dreadful night. Dreadful because the wind blew intermittently with fury, causing the Caranex to rattle against the internal support poles. Jen however slept through it, oblivious. By 11.30am we were ready to hit the road. An expensive camp site that while…
For the last few weeks we have taken to walking along many of the local network of foot paths that criss cross the country, in an effort to kill time and regain some fitness. Some pic’s of historic features during a wander beside the meandering river Adur, taking in the…
D-Day 2. It’s going to be a long day! Ending back in the UK tomorrow, on the 4th., if everything goes to plan. Exiting the hotel at 11am we wandered around the city, before enjoying a pizza for lunch in a glass lined kiosk, beside a fountain centered park. The…
D-Day 1. Thankfully it dawned calm and sunny, though cooler. This allowed us to finish drying off some items before packing, particularly the Caranex. Once that was done, the solar panel mounted wind deflector could be disconnected from the charging system, and along with the three roof mounted storage boxes,…
Well, this is pretty much it! ..:( The next time we drive Poki, will be to the port on Tuesday, April fools Day! For a meeting with Sebastian, the shipping agent, and hand over Poki.. Thanks to the wonder of paperless communication we did not have to drive into Montevideo…
A lovely coool night. Light duvet out and snug as a bug in a rug. As Jen mentioned, leaves are falling, colours changing, autumn is on us. I wonder if we could have done more homework on weather for the continent and perhaps avoided some of the extreme heat we…
Find a camp then pack up and leave seems to be our life at the moment. Last night’s camp was lovely and peaceful once darkness arrived and the tourists couldn’t see the aliens camped in their midst..:) This chunky chap gave his position away with his ungainly waddle through the…