Calais We were up early. From our bedroom window we could see the ferries coming in. My son, Tim, and his four friends were leaving Dover on the 06.45 ferry. We anticipated this would arrive around 08.30 French time. Watching a P and O ferry slowing coming into port, we…
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…
Leaving Saint Hilaire-sous-Romilly It was a disturbed night with a persistent thunder storm. The day, however, dawned much cooler. We set off for Chalons-en-Champagne, leaving the rather disappointing, expensive campsite. It was really more of a holiday park. Enormous and surrounding several lakes for fishing and water activities. Most sites…
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.…
Apremont-sur-Allier Leaving the small, but well equipped Municipal camp at Dornes, we set off, via the Allier river, a tributary of the Loire, to the small village of Apremont. It is named as one of the prettiest villages in France. Many villages are so called, though. It is truly lovely.…
Rocamadour The day before yesterday we visited the cliffside village of Rocamadour, with its medieval citadel and spent a large part of the day walking around it. Or, should I say down and up it, as it is vertiginous. We parked at the top overlooking the valley, so decided we…
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…
Leaving Saint-Pair-sur-Mer After we left Saint-Pair-sur-Mer we headed down the coast to Mont Saint-Michel, the iconic Abbey on an island. We have cycled here before. It was unbelievably busy. If it is this busy in May, however busy is it going to be in the summer! We wanted to find…
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…
Preparation After we picked Poki up from Southampton we had a week to prepare her for a trip to France. Having been back in the UK for over a month, we already had itchy feet and wanted to be back on the road again. It was all a bit of…