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Torroella…Los Americanos

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 4 Comments

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

L’Estartit…Moonrise over Les Medes

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 7 Comments

On Thursday we drove 25 miles down the coast to Camping Les Medes ( N 42.042504, E 3.183582) near the coastal town of L’Estartit. This is a friendly medium sized site with a few things going on even in the…

Tagged with: border terriers, Camping les Medes, Catalonia, cycling, L'Estartit, Les Medes, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit

Castellane and the Grand Canyon

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 13 Comments

On Sunday we drove 212 miles across Provence to an aire at Sète, on the eastern edge of the Languedoc-Rousillon region. It’s good to travel on a Sunday in France; the lorries are all off the roads. We drove first…

Lac Thorenc….1.5 degrees…Are We still in France?

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 7 Comments

We headed inland and spent the night on an aire at Lac Thorenc ( N 43.799659, E 6.807767). This is just the sort of aire we like, remote, surrounded by trees and with good walks through the forests or around…

Antibes…Picasso and Napoleon

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 6 Comments

We are at Villeneuve-Loubet, a town on the ‘Bay of Angels’ halfway between Nice and Antibes. The site is a short walk (5 minutes) from the beach. Mavis is parked in Camping Hippodrome ( N 43.642186 E 7.137281). This is…

Sainte Maxime…Do Sharks Live Here?

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

May be better not to swim here. We moved on from Ramatuelle to Sainte Maxime which is a small town on the Gulf of St Tropez. We stayed at a pretty basic aire (N 43.317154, E6.630549) next to a roundabout…

Tagged with: Aire, border terriers, coypu, cycling, france, motorhome, photography, Provence, Sainte Maxime
Posted in - France, 2014 Autumn, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Sainte Maxime

Ramatuelle…the sous chef is unleashed.

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 3 Comments

We are working our way along the coast of Provence. Maybe working isn’t the right word. Meandering. For two days we have been encamped on an aire at Ramatuelle, about 12 miles to the south of St Tropez, soaking up…

Porquerolles…the Mexican Connection

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 4 Comments

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…

Lake District to Cake District

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

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)…

Tagged with: Aire, border terriers, Colin, france, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Wissant
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Nord-Pas de Calais, Wissant

Saint Louis

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 4 Comments

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…