At the end of the last episode, the story was left hanging. We were heading out of Scotland towards the Lake District. As we approached the border where the M74 from Glasgow transmogrifies seamlessly into the M6 near Gretna, the…
6. DUMFRIES AND THE DEVIL’S PORRIDGE!
So, who IS Bob? Later! First we have to visit Cragside before we leave Northumberland. Never mind the house. Straight to Nelly’s Moss for a walk round the reservoirs. And we are being shadowed! … and because we waved at…
5. INGRAM VALLEY, THE BORDERS AND VERA’S HOME.
We have moved to Brandon Ford. From our last site, we have broken all records. We moved a total of SIX miles! It’s complicated, but we had made a booking ages ago and the previous place was a late substitution. …
4. NORTHERNMOST ENGLAND!
On our anniversary this year, we did make it to the Bouchon Bistrot in Hexham (not like last year!). An excellent “prix fixe” meal. Hexham is another of these northern towns which attract visitors and businesses by providing free parking. …
3. CORBRIDGE, HEXHAM AND PANTS!
It’s always great to see the Angel of the North. It means we are almost in Northumberland! Nothing against County Durham – it’s just that Geordie-land is what we’ve really come north for! This time the Angel was wearing a…
2. MORE YORKSHIRE.
Still at Danby Wiske, we take advice from Wynn regarding another nice walk. Jervaulx Abbey and a river-side path on the south bank of the River Ure is recommended. The Ure, for some unknown (to me) reason, flows through Wensleydale,…
1. HEADING NORTH.
Why would anyone take a 7.6 m long caravan through the narrow lanes of rural Somerset? Or, for that matter, the microscopically constricted roads of villages like Banwell? Banwell’s Castle Hill above and West Street, below (As driven!). Well, why…
11. NORTH BRITTANY AND HOME.
At Matignon, we are very close to the coast. The Emerald coast, stretching from Cancale to Cape Fréhel, it’s so named because of the turquoise-green waters hereabouts. First stop, the Plage de Quatre Vaux. I think that means beach of…
10. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY.
We’ve heard there’s a lot of French folk literally making money while the sun shines! We are off to check out this scam. It sounds too good to be true! It probably is! But first, we are back in La…
9. CHALANDRAY TO BRITTANY.
After the debacle with the circuitous route taken on our last transit, the navigating officer was far more alert. We are heading for Brittany at last. Camping Les Rives de Vilaine at Férel near La Roche-Bernard. The N249 by-passing Bressuire…