We left Spain a day earlier than planned, because of the forecast snow in the Pyrenees, and did a long (400 miles) run from Valencia Camper Park to Aire-sur-L’Adour, through the Somport tunnel. L’Aire sur L’Adour is a small town…
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Où est la plume de ma tante?
Tagged with: Aire, Aquitaine, border terriers, Eymet, Issigeac, Lot-et-Garonne, Mavis, Monteton, motorhome, Nerac, photography, plum blossom
Posted in 2016 Spring, Aire-sur-L'Adour, Aquitaine, Eymet
Posted in 2016 Spring, Aire-sur-L'Adour, Aquitaine, Eymet
Easter in Spain
We had a sunny final week at Los Alcázares; it got a little busier as a few Spanish pitched up for the Easter holidays. We spotted these Andalusians trotting through the shallows on the way to coffee one morning (us,…
Tagged with: easter, horses, Los Alcázares, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2016 Spring, Los Alcázares, Murcia
Posted in - Spain, 2016 Spring, Los Alcázares, Murcia
Our Blood Pressures are Fine
This is our pitch at Mar Menor….Mavis is parked on the left, in a front corner next to a section of nature reserve which separates the campsite from the town of Los Alcázares. This is the boardwalk through the nature…
Tagged with: avocet, flamingo, Mar menor, Murcia, redshank, san javier, san pedro del pinatar, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2016 Spring, Los Alcázares, Murcia
Posted in - Spain, 2016 Spring, Los Alcázares, Murcia
Eagle Patrol
The last week has been spent parked overlooking a beach on the Mar Menor, a large natural lagoon just to the north of Cartagena. Recommended by our friends Dave and Judy it has turned out to be one of the…
Tagged with: anguila patrulla, C-101, camping mar menor, eagle patrol, Los Alcázares
Posted in 2016 Spring, Los Alcázares, Murcia
Posted in 2016 Spring, Los Alcázares, Murcia
Don’t worry about the depth charges…pass the Paella
Next stop after Marjal was Cartagena, about 60 miles south down the coast. We stayed at Area Autocaravanas Cartagena, a small and friendly site on the outskirts of the city, about 5 miles out from the harbour. 10 euros a…
Tagged with: Asdrubal, Cartagena, Carthagena, Hannibal, Nao Victoria, naval museum, Punic wars, trafalgar
Posted in - Spain, 2016 Spring, Cartagena, Murcia
Posted in - Spain, 2016 Spring, Cartagena, Murcia
Time to Move On
After a couple of weeks at Camping Marjal it is time for a change of scenery and we are heading for Cartagena. We enjoyed our time here, with some good walks around the local nature reserve. A few days after…
Tagged with: Casa Harry, cycling, flamingoes, flamingos, motorhome, photography, Sardinian Warbler, Spain, Stilt, valencia
Posted in - Spain, 2016 Spring, Catrall, Valencia
Posted in - Spain, 2016 Spring, Catrall, Valencia
Elvis is Alive
Thursday in southern France was still a bit chilly and we decamped early for the cross-Spain leg. Its easy driving on the largely empty roads which only get busy round the big cities. We crossed Spain in a blur of…
Tagged with: alicante, Elvis, Marjal, marsh harrier, Mavis, motorhome, Parque el Fondo, photography, Spain, stonechat
Posted in - Spain, 2016 Spring, Alicante, Valencia
Posted in - Spain, 2016 Spring, Alicante, Valencia
Sword Beach to Hendaye Plage
On Tuesday we woke to a chilly 2 deg C in Ouistreham and after a brief but bracing walk on Sword beach, (one of the the D-day landing beaches, just by the aire) set off south. We landed at the…
Tagged with: Aire, france, futuroscope, hendaye plage, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Poitiers
Posted in 2016 Spring, Aquitaine, hendaye plage
Posted in 2016 Spring, Aquitaine, hendaye plage
Seagulls Flying Backwards Today
After a great Christmas we are the road again. Storm Imogen chased us down the M6 and over the channel. Penny’s favourite seat….best used when I’m not driving. We stopped at Port Solent en route…masses of free motorhome parking…to give…
Tagged with: border terriers, HMS Victory, HMS Warrior, Mary Rose, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Storm Imogen
Posted in - France, - United Kingdom, 2016 Spring, Caen, Lower Normandy, Portsmouth
Posted in - France, - United Kingdom, 2016 Spring, Caen, Lower Normandy, Portsmouth
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