Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September 2026 Our journey south continues. Moving on from Chateaudun, we have joined the Loire Valley and explored the two cities of Blois and Amboise. Each are dominated by huge chateaux and medieval architecture. Blois: Blois is the capital city of the French department of Loire-et-Cher. During the Renaissance, Blois …
Thursday 24th September 2026 Heading on south towards the town of Chateaudun, we stopped at a couple of places en-route. Moulin Pelard: This small windmill is just off the main road, so as we were passing, we stopped to take a look. It is surprisingly old and is constructed of oak shingles to the face. …
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Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd September 2026 From the Stoke Prior Steam Rally, we headed straight to Portsmouth, where, after an overnight stay at a small local campsite, we boarded the ferry to France on the Brittany Ferries, Mont-san-Michel. The sea was a flat as a mill-pond all the way across the channel. We have …
Friday 18th to Sunday 20th September 2026 We are visiting the steam rally as part of the Camping and Caravanning Photo Group who have organised a meet here. The Worcester to Birmingham Canal: Stoke Prior is just south of Bromsgrove and just alongside the rally field, the Birmingham to Worcester canal passes. When the canal …
Friday 17th July 2026 The picturesque village of Eyam (pronounced "Eem") is situated in the Derbyshire Dales, not far from Bakewell. It is however famous, not so much for its beauty, as for the sacrifice made by the villagers when the plague devastated the village during 1665-1666. Instead of fleeing, they quarantined themselves, thus containing …
Friday 19th to Monday 22nd June 2026 We are attending a weekend meet of the Camping and Caravanning Photographic Group at Lickhill Manor Caravan Park. On the Friday, we visited Witley Court, a 17th century Manor House, greatly extended in the 19th century, but which suffered a great fire in 1937. It is currently under …
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Monday 18th to Friday 22nd May 2026 For our journey home, we had chosen to stay over for a few days in Dubai to break the journey and allow some jet-lag recovery time. Fortunately, the war situation regarding the USA and Iran, seemed to be a bit more settled for the time being. Monday 18th …
Friday 15 and Saturday 16th May 2026 Sadly, our time in New Zealand has almost come to an end as we head south towards Auckland and the point at which we hand back the keys to the motorhome then head to the airport for our flight out. On our way down the west coast, we …
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Thursday 14th May 2026 Leaving Russell, we caught the ferry back across the water then headed north to Waitangi and the Treaty Grounds. The history of New Zealand is not long, but it is complex. In 1840, Maori Chiefs and a representative of the British Crown gathered in Waitangi to sign The Treaty of Waitangi …
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Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th May 2026 Tuesday: A slight change of plan. Originally we planned to stay overnight in Russell, then explore the area before returning across the ferry. We therefore left the site and headed across the peninsula to Rawhiti, which is not far from the "Hole in the Rock", a famous landmark …
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