Mont-St-Michel – 29th June Setting off early (well early for us) and away by 9:15am we thought we would get to Mont-St-Michel, have 2 or 3 hours there and head off to a small 3 van Aire for our last overnight stop before the ferry tomorrow. As usual the best laid plans can go awry […]
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Bretagne and back – Day 3
Dramatic coast, mist and a moustached bale. Brittany in our grasp – 25th June 2019 Leaving Treguier was a little sad as it was such a lovely spot – we could easily have stayed another day or two and explored further, but we had an appointment to keep at Camping les Abers near Landeda. Once […]
Our third trip to Bonnie Scotland
Sunday May 19th, 2019 – Day 1 Today we set off on our third trip to Scotland in Hilma. This time we are taking 4 days to get there. Many people have asked why 4 days, believe me when you are driving a 4 ton 8ft wide and 18ft long vehicle you have to concentrate […]
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 (maybe)
10th September (Day 1) Off to the Ferry And so we depart for France once again mes amis. Pardon my schoolboy French, I’m probably not even at schoolboy level having departed that beloved institution more than 40+ years ago. Why the Auvergne? Well this is an area we have never been to before and we […]
To Alsace & back – Days 10 & 11
Rocroi to Embrey – 15th October The last of our Kugelhopf was consumed at exactly 13:55hrs today. What the heck am I going to enjoy now? On a more sobering thought we stopped en-route today just outside Arras where there was a British Cemetery dedicated to the fallen in the First World War. Many, many […]
To Alsace & back – Days 8 & 9
Eguisheim to Millery – 13th October So we leave the beautiful autumn golden vines of the Alsace to turn our noses North for our homeward journey. We are not in a hurry though, we are going to take 4 days to get back to the ferry and enjoy the slow drive back. Climbing out of […]
To Alsace & back – Day 7
Eguisheim to Husserain-les-Chateau (circular walk) – 12th October Today we left the bikes behind and set off on our pieds. Boots laced up, rucksack full of food, drink and coats stuffed inside, off we set into some pretty moody looking skies hanging over the Vosges Mountains. The Alsace is the second driest place in France […]
To Alsace & back – Day 6
Wettolsheim & Turckheim – 11th October Today was our first cycle around the area – we had planned to cycle to Wettolsheim, walk around the market, buy some pain and vegetables and cycle back to Hilma. On arrival at Wettolsheim we came across a huge open air grotto – a memorial to the fallen in […]
To Alsace & back – Day 5
Eguisheim – 10th October What a pretty little town – we did have a brief wander last night to get our bearings – stunningly pretty medieval town attempting to retain much of its original character (with some inevitable 21st century cheesiness). One cannot deny though how proud the Alsacians are of the history, much of […]
To Alsace & back – Day 4
To Eguisheim – 9th October Quite an early start for us, but before we set off the man in in his little smart car came and collected our 5 euro for the pleasure of staying overnight. The previous night was free – I think the difference here is you can stay longer than the 48hrs […]
To Alsace & back – Day 3
8th October Lac du Val Joly, Eppe-Sauvage Before leaving our overnight stop we decided now that we no longer have Raggs we need to do some brisk walking (good cross-training to compliment my running). Walking down to the lake we found a mini entertainment complex rather like a smaller version of Center Parcs. Lots of […]