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Charles the Bald.

As often happens we found this charming campsite by chance. We had planned to stay overnight on the aire at Pont de L’Arche but when we got here mid afternoon on the Wednesday before Easter the aire and adjacent car

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Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Pont de l'Arche, Upper Normandy

Lake District to Cake District

We set off from Cumbria at 6.30 pm on Tuesday and by 11am this morning I was buying the first Tartelette aux Pommes of the trip…Parfait. We woke up on the aire at Wissant (about 10 miles south of Calais)

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Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Nord-Pas de Calais, Wissant

Arles… I am in the naughty corner

Van Gogh

We left Saintes Maries de la Mer and headed inland to Arles, driving a scenic route through the Camargue. The plan had been to stay at Camping Le City in Arles, handily close to the centre, but it was firmly

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Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Saint Louis

We spent a couple of days travelling down France, stopping at aires near Orleans and then in the Auvergne, then arrived at the medieval walled town of Aigues-Mortes, on the edge of the Camargue, in Provence. We camped in the

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Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Aigues-Mortes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Heading for Provence

First stop en route to Provence was Portsmouth, for a few minor jobs on Mavis. (No, that’s not Portsmouth above, I thought I’d start the blog with a Château picture) The dogs had breakfast in front of the dealers and

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Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Neufchâtel-en-Bray, Upper Normandy

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