We spent Monday night on the aire at Les Bordes (N47.810474,E2.40763), conveniently close to the D952. This is a good aire, adjacent to a lake and wood and with free water and drainage. The intention had been to lodge at…
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Tagged with: france, Les Bordes, Mavis, motorhome, photography, pont de l'arche, Sully sur loire
Posted in - France, 2014 Autumn, Pont de l'Arche, Upper Normandy
Posted in - France, 2014 Autumn, Pont de l'Arche, Upper Normandy
Narbonne Plage to Saint Pourçain-sur-Sioule
We left Narbonne Plage aiming for La Couvertoirade, a fortified town in the Midi-Pyrenees, 70 miles to the north. However it is high in the mountains and the weather here was dire….low cloud, poor visibility and rain so we moved…
L’Estartit to Narbonne Plage
We are heading home to the UK; the next few posts may only be of interest to other boring old gaffers with motorhomes who like to ramble along slowly, and like to read about stopovers and routes through France. Yesterday…
Tagged with: Aire, cycling, france, Mavis, motorhome, Narbonne, Narbonne Page, route north, Spain
Posted in - France, - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit, Languedoc-Roussillon, Narbonne Plage, RouteNorththroughFrance, Routes
Posted in - France, - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit, Languedoc-Roussillon, Narbonne Plage, RouteNorththroughFrance, Routes
Exercise Time
The boss has designated today as a cleaning day, in preparation for the trip home, so I shall have to take the torpid terriers for some exercise. There are plenty of cats to chase here, ‘tho, truth be told, Colin…
Tagged with: border terriers, Camping les Medes, Catalonia, Colin, cycling, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia
Out For Lunch
On Tuesday we explored a bit further afield with the bikes; this is the route that we followed…courtesy of viewranger, the app we use to track our cycling. We set off along the River Ter and then diverted into Torroella…
Tagged with: Catalonia, cycling, Fontanilles, Gualta, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgri
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgri
My Boyfriend has a Yellow Head.
We are becoming goat’s cheese salad connoisseurs. This is the version from a cafe in Torroella. There is a warm (grilled?) chunk of ‘Chèvre de Cabra’ on a generous pile of lettuce, raisins and walnuts, dressed with olive oil and…
Tagged with: Catalonia, goat's cheese salad, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain, spanish
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit, Torroella de Montgri
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit, Torroella de Montgri
Torroella…Los Americanos
On Monday we cycled along the promenade to L’Estartit and then along the cycle way to Torroella de Montgrí. We had a swim en route. Well not all of us. We had lunch close to the pretty main square. These…
Tagged with: border terriers, Catalonia, Cuba, cycling, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain, surf, Torroella
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgri
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgri
Cala Callela…The Assault Course
We had another shot at the coastal path today. We locked our bikes up outside the local Oficina de Turismo and walked up the steep path to this viewpoint, the Cap de la Barra. It is about 100 metres above…
Tagged with: Cala Callela, Catalonia, L'Estartit, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit
Calamares a la Romana
We are putting down roots here in L’Estartit; it is quiet and peaceful here at the moment in the low season. There’s not a lot in Saturday’s blog entry because not a lot happened. We set off for a walk…
Tagged with: Catalonia, cycling, L'Estartit, Mavis, motorhome, Spain, Tapas
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit
Torroella de Montgri…Un Petit Rebellion and the Bishop’s Nose
Today we cycled to Torroella de Montgri which is a small town about 5 km inland from L’Estartit. There is a good cycle path, mainly off road, from L’Estartit. Torroella de Magri gets its name from this Castle, built between…
Tagged with: Catalonia, cycling, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain, Torroella de Magri
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgri
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgri
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