So, it’s time to leave Brantôme. We are heading a bit further north to the other side of Poitiers, just short of Parthenay, to a place called Chalandray. All reviews of the Camping du Bois de St. Hilaire say it’s…
7. WE HAVE TO LEAVE GONDRIN SOON! REALLY!
I rather abruptly abandoned the story at Vallons-sur-Baise. Now I’ll take it up again, but at Valence-sur-Baïse – the correct spelling! In the valley of the Baïse, nicknamed the “happy valley”, the river flows a distinctly yellow colour. The Baïse…
6. STILL AT GONDRIN!
A wild howling banshee screamed out over the otherwise peaceful town of Vic Fezensac. What on earth? Is it a Harry Potter display? A low-flying helicopter display team overhead? Ahhh! It’s Wednesday. The first Wednesday of the month. Middle of…
5. GONDRIN AND THE GERS.
Well, well! We did get into France no problem! I really don’t see what all the problems were about last year. Same credit card. Same payage lane, (I’m pretty sure). Five seconds and we were through. Well, maybe twenty! Not…
4. LEAVING ASTURIAS – WILL WE GET THROUGH THE PAYAGE BARRIER?
That was where we were “yesterday”. Up near(ish) to the snow! A quick swim in the pool as the local aerobatic team did a parallel fly-past at 10,000 m. (But pilot number nine didn’t get the email!) Now it’s time…
3. THE ROAD TO NOWHERE FAST!
Well, not exactly nowhere, but the road is certainly a slow one! We have decided to get a bit more “close and personal” with the high ground to the south. The Picos de Europa. Covering some 500 km², the peaks…
2. ASTURIAS – BY ONE KILOMETRE.
Our campsite at Colombres is nestled just inside the border of Asturias. One kilometre further east and we’d be back in Cantabria. The term “Asturias” is named after its ancient inhabitants, the Astures, primitive inhabitants of the banks of the…
1. FERRY TO SANTANDER.
Before we catch our boat to Spain we have some stuff to do. Three months in Australia has left one of us with a bit of washing and ironing! … and another one of us with a pile of paperwork! …
14. THE END IS IN SIGHT!
One thing Australians do a lot of, is gambling! Every hotel, tavern, RSL (Returned and Services League) club, and surf lifesaving club has a gaming room. I’ve never been in one – you have to be able to prove you…
13. MORNING TEA AND SMOKO.
We’ve had a number of really good meals in Australia – and, admittedly, a few dodgy ones. But these latter ones have usually been when we choose the cheap seniors meals! We had one of the good ones at Monica’s…