I took the dogs down to Lac d’Hourtin before we set off. Colin likes to sit down as much as possible on the walks. Then we moved on to an aire at Le Huga, a small village on the road…
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Tagged with: border terriers, Colin, cycling, lac d'hourtin, lac lacanau, Mavis, medoc, motorhome
Posted in - France, 2013 Autumn, Aquitaine, Lac d'Hourtin
Posted in - France, 2013 Autumn, Aquitaine, Lac d'Hourtin
Fontevraud to the Médoc
We have been inching ourselves south since the visit to Fontevraud and are now near Lacanau Ocean, in the Médoc. First stop was in an Aire by this lake in Parthenay. We had planned to move straight on to Soubrise,…
Tagged with: border terriers, Colin, cycling, Fontevraud, lac d'hourtin, lac lacanau, Maubisson, Mavis, motorhome, Parthenay, soulac sur mer
Posted in - France, 2013 Autumn, Fontevraud, Pays-de-la-Loire
Posted in - France, 2013 Autumn, Fontevraud, Pays-de-la-Loire
Fontevraud Abbey….Aliénor of Aquitaine
After Chateau Brézé we moved on to Fontevraud Abbey. Close to Saumur in the Loire valley, the Abbey is best known for its association with the Plantagenet monarchs of England. These are the recumbent Plantagenets, medieval sculptures of Henry 2nd…
Tagged with: Abbey, Alienor, Aquitaine, border terriers, Colin, cycling, eleanor of Aquitaine, Fontevraud, fontevraud abbey, france, loire, Mavis, motorhome
Posted in - France, 2013 Autumn, Fontevraud, Pays-de-la-Loire
Posted in - France, 2013 Autumn, Fontevraud, Pays-de-la-Loire
Jousting in Saumur
Heading North to Saumur au bicyclette. (Sue…..please feel free to correct mon (ma?) français)… We stopped en route to Saumur by the Thouet. Looking a tad precarious. Note the Halo. Les Chiens. There is a Megalithic bridge on the track…
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Posted in - France, 2013 Autumn, Pays-de-la-Loire, Saumur
Posted in - France, 2013 Autumn, Pays-de-la-Loire, Saumur
Neufchatel…Two Hens in a Hole
On Sunday we drove to Neufchatel en bray, a small town about 30 km SE of Dieppe. We stayed at Camping Ste Claire, a well kept and friendly site, popular with migrating Brits. 10 yards from the site entrance is…
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Posted in - France, 2013 Autumn, Neufchâtel-en-Bray, Upper Normandy
Posted in - France, 2013 Autumn, Neufchâtel-en-Bray, Upper Normandy
Colin’s Blog – In the Doghouse
I have been a bit poorly, I have had a bad tummy and was feeling very sorry for myself. I was lying on my back with my feet in the air doing my best to look ‘hangdog’, when I heard…
San Jose…. Startling Offer from young French Couple
Buoyed up financially by an unexpected second place in the quiz night in the campsite bar ( what English word has 6 a’s?, What is a clanky?, Is Fidel Castro still alive?……) we won €2 and I ventured in to…
Costa del Rain.
Yes, I am a bit behind with the blog, and this is me catching up. It is October the 25th, Thursday, and we are heading East along the Costa del Sol, to Cabopino, which is close to Marbella. We walked…
Sandy started here
I have news for all you weather buffs (anoraks?). Hurricane Sandy started here in Puerto de Santa Maria, or possibly just snuck over for a visit on the quiet. It is soaked to the skin in under a minute weather.…
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