Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Monday 13th May 2024 Leaving the east coast of the Cotentin Peninsula, we travelled south-westerly towards our destination for the night, Le Mont Saint-Michel, stopping to explore anything that looks interesting along the way. Chateau de Saint Sauveur-le-Vicomte Chateau de St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte is a large village near the centre of the peninsula. It's …
Saturday 11th to Sunday 12th May 2024 We had decided to spend the first couple of days of our trip, on the east coast of the Cotentin Peninsula before making our way to Brittany. Saturday 11th May: Phare de Gatteville and Barfleur The north eastern coast has a number of lighthouses, but none are as …
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Wednesday 10th to Friday 12th January 2024 Over the next three days we made our way north through France, staying a little north of Chinon, then in Le Mans city centre and finally in Lion sur Mer, on the English Channel coast, before catching the ferry back to the UK on Saturday morning. The weather is, …
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Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th January 2024 Leaving Sarriguren in Spain, we were then effectively retracing our steps to the French border. Border? ...what border? it seemed that all of a sudden we were in France, where we headed to the Atlantic coastal town of Capbreton to overnight on a large aire. Capbreton (Monday) Capbreton is a …
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Thursday 4th January 2024 Continuing on our return journey in a a generally northwards direction, we visited a couple of small towns, staying overnight on an aire near the second one. Onda Although not travelling a large distance, we decided to break our day's journey at the small town of Onda, which is surrounded by …
Monday 1st, to Wednesday 3rd January 2024 After a stay of two weeks, we moved on from Calpe today, heading about 160km up the coast to Sagunto, which is a large fortified town with castle walls. Some distance away from the town centre, there is the port, a large marina and some beautiful beaches. We are staying …
Thursday 28th December 2023 Benidorm was always on the list of places to visit on this trip and I think it definitely lived down to expectations. It is an old fishing port which has expanded beyond belief. I am told it has the highest concentration of high-rise buildings in the world. At the end of one of …
Monday 25th December 2023 We had decided to stay in Calpe for Christmas Day, so around lunch-time, we went for a wander down to the sea-front. Fufu and Homer on the Cámping Calpe Mar site Understandably, the construction workers were having a day off behind the camping site It seemed surreal to see people dressed …
Sunday 24th December 2023 Again making use of the hire car, we explored a little up the coast to the north east. Moraira Judging by the size of the boats in the marina, the small town of Moraira is clearly up-market. It is another picturesque spot with a nice promenade and a castle. Moraira Castle, which …
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Saturday 23rd December 2023 Taking advantage of our hire car, we drove along the coast west, to the small town of Altea. On our journey, we stopped to view the Russian Orthodox church of Saint Michael the Archangel. Temple de l'Arcàngel Miquel d'Altea This is a modern church. Built in the style of Russian wooden architecture and …
