Tuesday 19th December 2023 Heading further south, we passed through some arid areas with dried-up river beds, but despite this, there was some green. The temperature had been -2 degrees overnight and the atmosphere very still. As we looked down over the valley, we saw how the smoke from a fire, lingered across the landscape. Our …
Monday 18th December 2023 Olite, Aragon We were again not travelling far today, so decided to stop off en-route, at the small town of Olite in Aragon on the recommendation of our friends, Jeeves and Michelle, who had visited previously. Iglesia de San Pedro, Olite The City Council buildings Approach to the Palace The city …
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Sunday 17th December 2023 Pamplona, the next stopover on our way south, is about 75km from St Jean de Luz, where we were last night. As such it should have been an easy day, but a combination of wrong-turnings which resulted in an "interesting" tour of local neighbourhoods, and a lot to see once we did …
16th December 2023 We left Saint Emilion in the morning mist. A cold night and a bright morning gave some interesting photographic opportunities, but we needed to press on. Arriving in Saint Jean de Luz around 2pm, we found the town to be very busy. We were lucky to find a space to park (thanks Jeeves). Fufu …
Thursday 14th and Friday 15th December 2023 Val Des Vignes Fufu on pitch at Val Des Vignes Thursday saw us take the motorway south. A long and tiring day, travelling around 450km to Val Des Vignes, a "Camping Car Park" a few kilometres south of Angouleme. We arrived around dusk, just time to take in the views …
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Tuesday 12th - Wednesday 13th December 2023 This is a major trip for us and long in the planning. We are meeting up with our motorhoming friends, Jeeves, Michelle and their cockapoo, Layla, in France, then traveling on to southern Spain for Christmas and the New Year. Our return ferry is booked for the 13th January. The …
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Friday 3rd, to Sunday 5th November 2023 Southport Although Southport is quite close to home, we joined a meet of the North Lancashire District Association of the Camping and Caravanning Club, for their Guy Fawkes fireworks and supper night. Our thanks to the stewards, Peter and Helen who put a great deal of effort into …
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Tuesday 24th October 2023 We called at Hanbury Hall on our way home from the Gloucestershire trip as a way of breaking up the journey. Hanbury Hall The hall was built in the 18th century by Thomas Vernon, a wealthy lawyer on land owned by his family. Built in the Queen Anne style, the building is …
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Monday 23rd October 2023 The twin villages of Upper and Lower Slaughter, are about a mile from each other and a similar distance from the larger village of Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds. All three villages are extremely picturesque with building built of cream coloured Cotswold stone. Lower Slaughter Lower Slaughter has the River Eye running …
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Sunday 22nd October 2023 Just a brief post today. We met up with our motorhoming buddies Jeeves, Michelle and Layla the Cockapoo, who drove through from home in their car and took us to Winchcome, where we enjoyed a fine lunch in The Lion Inn. The town has a very long history and as a …
"See-u-Later" 