On Thursday we took the ferry to Porquerolles, one of the Islands of Hyeres, just a mile or so offshore. The arrow is pointing at our campsite, a stones throw from the harbour. On the way over we chatted to…
Yearly Archives: 2014
Porquerolles…the Mexican Connection
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Posted in - France, 2014 Autumn, Porquerolles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Posted in - France, 2014 Autumn, Porquerolles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
This Dog is more Passionate than my Wife
Before we left the aire at Carro, I disappeared under the motorhome to track down a fault with the starboard air suspension unit, which was losing pressure. Noting a pair of feet sticking out from under Mavis, a knot of…
Carro via the Chain Ferry
On Sunday morning we set off early…12.30 pm…for the chain ferry at Bac de Barcarin. This is a vehicle ferry at the mouth of the Rhône which cuts out the 40 mile drive up to Arles then back again, if…
Salt Pans at the Salin de Giraud
We cycled 13 miles across the salt pans today…perhaps that doesn’t sound much but for quite a lot of the time there was a serious headwind…the flamingos were flying backwards…it was hard work. And when the wind wasn’t dead ahead,…
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Posted in - France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Salin de Giraud
Saintes Maries de la Mer…
Route to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Today (Friday 17th October) we stayed at the sea front aire at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (N 43.453558 E 4.436642). This is a long and narrow site just behind the sea wall and promenade, with good access to walking and…
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Posted in - France, 2014 Autumn, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Aigues Mortes….Back to the Camargue.
Today (Thursday 16th) we returned to the aire at Agues Mortes ( N 43.565712 E 4.19593). We were here a few months ago en route to Arles. This is the fabulous thirteenth century walled city which was built by Louis…
Marseillan Plage
We are at Marseillan Plage, a little further east along the med from Narbonne. We are staying at Camping La Plage (N 43.309738 deg. E 3.546116 deg ) E . This is, as its name implies, right on the beach…
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Posted in - France, 2014 Autumn, Languedoc-Roussillon, Marseillan Plage
Narbonne and the Canal de la Robine
There is a good cycle ride in to the centre of Narbonne alongside the Canal de la Robine. This is the link canal from the River Aude to the Canal du Midi (the canal linking the mediterranean to the Garonne…
Narbonne…Camping La Nautique
We are at Camping La Nautique (N 43.147591 E 3.004611), a campsite on the shore of Lake Bages-Sigean. This is about 4 miles from Narbonne. The lake extends for about 10 miles through a national park to the Mediterranean; La…
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The target for today was an aire in the old town of Cahors. However we discovered that the aire we were heading for had only three spaces, and as we approached Cahors in the late afternoon it seemed very busy…
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