We are heading home to the UK; the next few posts may only be of interest to other boring old gaffers with motorhomes who like to ramble along slowly, and like to read about stopovers and routes through France. Yesterday…
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L’Estartit to Narbonne Plage
Tagged with: Aire, cycling, france, Mavis, motorhome, Narbonne, Narbonne Page, route north, Spain
Posted in - France, - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit, Languedoc-Roussillon, Narbonne Plage, RouteNorththroughFrance, Routes
Posted in - France, - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit, Languedoc-Roussillon, Narbonne Plage, RouteNorththroughFrance, Routes
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
Out For Lunch
On Tuesday we explored a bit further afield with the bikes; this is the route that we followed…courtesy of viewranger, the app we use to track our cycling. We set off along the River Ter and then diverted into Torroella…
Tagged with: Catalonia, cycling, Fontanilles, Gualta, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgri
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgri
Torroella…Los Americanos
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
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgri
Calamares a la Romana
We are putting down roots here in L’Estartit; it is quiet and peaceful here at the moment in the low season. There’s not a lot in Saturday’s blog entry because not a lot happened. We set off for a walk…
Tagged with: Catalonia, cycling, L'Estartit, Mavis, motorhome, Spain, Tapas
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit
Torroella de Montgri…Un Petit Rebellion and the Bishop’s Nose
Today we cycled to Torroella de Montgri which is a small town about 5 km inland from L’Estartit. There is a good cycle path, mainly off road, from L’Estartit. Torroella de Magri gets its name from this Castle, built between…
Tagged with: Catalonia, cycling, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain, Torroella de Magri
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgri
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgri
L’Estartit…Moonrise over Les Medes
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
Posted in - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Estartit
Roses…El Dolmen de la Creu
Today Wednesday the weather had taken a distinct turn for the better and we set off on our bikes again, heading out of Roses towards El Dolmen de la Creu…this is a neolithic structure; one of many scattered over Spain…
Castellane and the Grand Canyon
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…
Tagged with: border terriers, Castellane, cycling, Mavis, motorhome, Moustiers-Ste-Marie, photography, Sete
Posted in - France, 2014 Autumn, Castellane, Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Posted in - France, 2014 Autumn, Castellane, Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Lac Thorenc….1.5 degrees…Are We still in France?
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…
Tagged with: border terriers, col de Vence, cycling, france, Haute-Provence, Lac Thorenc, Mavis, motorhome, photography
Posted in - France, 2014 Autumn, Lac Thorenc, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Posted in - France, 2014 Autumn, Lac Thorenc, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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