The liquorice allsorts are back! – 4th June, 2023 Our 5th trip to Scotland and the allsorts are lining up on the dashboard again. This trip is a cathartic journey for both Janette and me. The second half of 2023 was ‘anus horribilus’ for both of us. I won’t go into too many details, but […]
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Scotland – Island Hopping 2022 – Days 14-15
Isle of Arran – Kildonnan – 19th May One of our gas bottles gave up the ghost this morning and we were not sure how much left in the other. Whiting Bay had the nearest garage and we were able to collect a bottle which meant showers all round again. Our next adventure was around […]
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 […]
Bonnie Scotland – Day 2
Monday 20th May I can’t believe it’s not a ‘work’ day, HURRAH! Went for a very gentle jog this morning through the woods – nothing too strenuous mind, it’s been a year since I did any serious running so i’m being careful. Today we are off to Blairgowrie – why so many ‘Blairs’ in Scotland? […]
To the Auvergne (now on our way back) – Day 17
26th September (Day 17) A restful(ish) day Woke up this morning to see the moon setting and the sun rising – the photographs don’t do it justice. The reason my uploads have been few and far between has been the lack of t’internet. I did manage to load some more £’s onto the SIM card […]
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 […]
To the Auvergne (made it – and now returning) – day 15
24th September (Day 15) Lily pads and impressionism abounds What a treat we think we are in for today – we are off to Giverny where Monet painted his famous series of the lily ponds. We’ll get to look at the house where he stayed and the famous garden where he painted those famous images […]
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 […]
Our 2nd trip to Amsterdam
Tiptoe through the tulips – Nederlands: 17th May – day 12 Lots of photo’s but no words yet – will update soonest – still have muscle issues I don’t want to make worse. Well it is now 3 months since I last updated the Dutch trip section of Hilma’s blog. Strange that my right arm […]
Ommen, getting lost and garden sculptures
I’ve now run out of Dutch songs……. Another cycling day – Ommen & back: 13th May – Day 8 Eurovision – did you see it? We didn’t but looking at the news app this morning (which we shouldn’t because we are on holiday) we found out that there had been some kind of protest whilst […]
When it’s spring again……
When it’s spring again we’ll sing again……tulips from Amsterdam Hoping for the best to Eastermeer: 10th May – day 5 I think this one was a Max Bygraves special? Today was a traveling day, we left the Op Hoop Van Zagan to other campers ‘Hoping for the Best’ – don’t get me wrong there was […]