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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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 (made it!!) – days 10 & 11
19th September (Day 10) Aubusson & Tolkien 10 days in and we have finally made it to the Auvergne! We are stopping at Camping La Perle about 12km from Aubusson – the most prominent tapestry and weaving centre of Europe, in fact a UNESCO site. After a morning walk we drove into Aubusson ready for […]
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 […]