27th September (Day 18) Spoonbills and Avocets This will be our final full day in France for 2018 – I’m sure we will be back next year (I feel Brittany calling – out of season). Janette has identified a nature reserve on the North Coast – Le Parc du Marquentierre – from what we could […]
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To the Auvergne (now on our way back) – Day 16
25th September (Day 16) A dash to the coast With only three days left now until our ferry back to blighty we thought we would head for the coast and put our feet up for a couple of days. We are going to stay near Cayeux-sur-Mer below Bolgne and get the bikes out, a bit […]
France 2018 – to the Auvergne (made it!!) – days 12 -14
21st September (Day 12) What a day – wine, water, pumps and STRESS When in the comfort of our homes we tend to take for granted all that happens automatically – like turning a tap on and water comes out. I’ve been on about the water pressure for a day or two now, suspecting the […]
France 2018 – to the Auvergne (maybe) – days 8 & 9
17th September (Day 8) Journey to the centre of the Earth (well France) A good night’s sleep at Sury – waking to glorious sunshine we watched a pair of red squirrels attacking the walnut tree (and then Janette had a go and retrieved a bag full of walnuts). Within 15 mins we also saw a […]
France 2018 – to the Auvergne (maybe) – days 4 & 5
13th September (Day 4) Where are we going? What are we doing? What is life all about? Decision time – no, not about our life, just about the next day or two. That’s what traveling in Hilma does – relaxes us, disengages us from the real world and we enter this world of not wanting […]