This is an old windmill at Carboneras, a Spanish coastal town in the Cabo de Gâta natural park, where we stopped overnight on the way South. There is a nice be-palmed cycle track. We cycled out to the west of…
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Où est la plume de ma tante?
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…
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
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
Blood Moon and Basque Tarts
I was a bit concerned that Colin (or maybe even Nia) would turn in to a werewolf last night, with the supermoon eclipse but all is well this morning…I have checked N’s palms for hair… no more than usual. This…
Tagged with: Aquitaine, Biscarrosse, bloodmoon, border terriers, canoe, Colin, france, Lac, lunar eclipse, Mavis, motorhome, Navarrosse, photography, supermoon
Posted in Aquitaine, Autumn 2015, Biscarrosse, Navarosse
Posted in Aquitaine, Autumn 2015, Biscarrosse, Navarosse
Port Chantecoq….Lac du Der
After Pont du Mousson we headed west and parked in an aire at Port Chantecoq, next to a wild flower meadow. Over the dam in the background is the huge man-made Lake called Lac du Der. The lake is in…
Tagged with: border terriers, boules, Champagne, Colin, cycling, egret, france, lac du der, motorhome, Petanque, photography, port chantecoq, tern
Posted in - France, Champagne-Ardenne, May/June 2015, Port Chantecoq
Posted in - France, Champagne-Ardenne, May/June 2015, Port Chantecoq
Two Cats in a Boat
We arrived here at Camping Les Medes in Cataluña, one of our favourite sites, on Wednesday and found a nice corner for Mavis next to the garden and tennis court. Thursday was still sunny, and after a quick tennis knockabout…
Tagged with: border terriers, Catalonia, cycling, Eclipse, Mavis, menu del dia, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in 2015 Spring, Catalonia, L'Estartit
Posted in 2015 Spring, Catalonia, L'Estartit
Anyone for Tennis?
Having visited the cut price sports shop at Benicarlo (two rackets, two balls…€17) we decided to christen the rackets on the astroturfed tennis court here at Ribamar. Luckily the guys who set up the courts for us …I think we…
Tagged with: border terriers, Colin, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain, tennis, Valentin's
Posted in - Spain, 2015 Spring, Alcossebre, Fuentes, Valencia
Posted in - Spain, 2015 Spring, Alcossebre, Fuentes, Valencia
The Daily Bath…more from Mrs Frank Skinner
The temperature is climbing here in Càlig so we are staying put for the time being. We started the day with a bike ride in to Càlig to pick up baguettes and some lovely jam filled pastries for a picnic…
Tagged with: advice to girls about to marry, border terriers, Càlig, cycling, daily bath, Mavis, motorhome, photography, picnic, Spain, valencia
Posted in - Spain, 2015 Spring, Càlig, Valencia
Posted in - Spain, 2015 Spring, Càlig, Valencia
España
On Sunday we drove the 275 miles from Ruynes en Margeride to L’Estartit, in Cataluña. We set off in the fog and rain and hit the sunshine around Beziers, where we turned right towards the border. We stopped for lunch…
Tagged with: Benicarlo, border terriers, L'Estartit, Mavis, Millau, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in - France, - Spain, 2015 Spring, Benicarlo, Valencia
Posted in - France, - Spain, 2015 Spring, Benicarlo, Valencia
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
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