2. SANTANDER The Bay of Biscay – and specifically the stories of rough waters in that part of the Atlantic Ocean – have put us off using the Santander crossing for ever. This year Brittany Ferries wanted silly money for…
EURO-TRAVELLERS 2018. 01
LAST YEAR (2017)! You will have heard of prequels or first chapters of books to come… well, this starts with a sort of “post-prequel”. The first instalment of the messages which weren’t actually written covering our last year’s escapades in…
FRANCE 2018. 14
You will be relieved to hear that this is the last in this series. Probably! Our campsite at Mosnes – La Poterie – is right on the Loire. But there are no actual views of the water from the pitches.…
FRANCE 2018. 13
We’ve met some OSPs this year – and a few NOTs to be fair! Of course there were the usual reprobates at Lann Hoedic near Sarzeau. Representatives of the Republic of Ireland and the Save-a-Frelon Association – the SFA –…
FRANCE 2018. 12
Well, that was a bit odd. Part 11 got lost but my chief technical advisor has found it again and re-instated it! Thanks Ed. Sunrises at Chantepie are quite stunning as seen from the caravan window: However, enough of that…
FRANCE 2018. 11
On Saturday we decided to go to Chinon – a place remembered by us as a river-side town with all parking spaces occupied. I don’t think we even managed to hesitate last time we were there. We were determined to…
FRANCE 2018. 10
I booked (and paid for) a river-view pitch at Chantipie (now known as Huttopia Saumur) at the exorbitant price of €29 per night. For this I was roundly criticised by one and all. After what seemed a long 150 miles…
FRANCE 2018. 09
We crossed the causeway to the Île Tascon about five minutes after the water stopped ebbing across the roadway. Actually, I think it was still just flowing because we got our feet wet! Once the road dries the tide continues…
FRANCE 2018. 08
This has been a trip of discovery. Not as in Land Rovers (sorry Gran!), but rather one of etymological interest. We have picked up at least four new words. Firstly, we have “FRELON” – une grande et dangereuse gûepe or…
FRANCE 2018. 07
As you may have gathered, the days are merging into one another. The weather has been fabulous – just one overcast day and even that was a good walking day anyway! We did a rough tally the other day and…