We moved north on Thursday and stayed at Camping Etang des Forges (N 47.654693 E 6.864738) in Belfort, a small site by a lake. On Friday we moved into Germany and drove a short distance up the Rhein to Breisach.…
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Why is this Lady Riding a Fish?
Tagged with: Breisach, cycling, france, Germany, motorhome, photography, Stellplatz
Posted in - Germany, 2014 Spring, Baden-Württemberg, Breisach
Posted in - Germany, 2014 Spring, Baden-Württemberg, Breisach
Cycle Trip to Annecy
On Tuesday we had a leisurely drive from Digoin to Camping Municipal Les Champs Fleuris ( GPS : N 45.825801 E 6.188371 ) on Lake Annecy. This is very friendly campsite, almost deserted now, on sloping grass terraces. We are…
Tagged with: Annecy, cycling, Duingt, france, Haute-Savoie, motorhome, photography
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Annecy, Rhône-Alpes
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Annecy, Rhône-Alpes
Pierrefitte-sur-Loire
We explored Digoin in the morning; it is a short walk up from the aire along the Rue Nationale, past the Office de Tourisme. The tourist office was closed for Easter. Not sure why this Tour de France guy is…
Tagged with: Burgundy, cycling, digoin, france, loire canal, Mavis, motorhome, photography
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Bourgogne
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Bourgogne
In the Loire
Yesterday we left Salbris mid morning and drove 130 miles east to Digoin, a small town about 80 miles to the north of Lyon. There is a good aire here, essentially a very large car park overlooking the Loire and…
Charles the Bald.
As often happens we found this charming campsite by chance. We had planned to stay overnight on the aire at Pont de L’Arche but when we got here mid afternoon on the Wednesday before Easter the aire and adjacent car…
Tagged with: camp eure, cycling, france, Mavis, motorhome, photography, pont de l'arche
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Pont de l'Arche, Upper Normandy
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Pont de l'Arche, Upper Normandy
Arles… I am in the naughty corner
We left Saintes Maries de la Mer and headed inland to Arles, driving a scenic route through the Camargue. The plan had been to stay at Camping Le City in Arles, handily close to the centre, but it was firmly…
Tagged with: amphitheatre, Arles, Bordeaux, cycling, dordogne, france, Mavis, medoc, motorhome, photography, van gogh
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Saint Louis
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…
Tagged with: Aigues-Mortes, blog, border terriers, Colin, cycling, france, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Provence, St Louis, Stes Maries
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Aigues-Mortes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Aigues-Mortes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Heading for Provence
First stop en route to Provence was Portsmouth, for a few minor jobs on Mavis. (No, that’s not Portsmouth above, I thought I’d start the blog with a Château picture) The dogs had breakfast in front of the dealers and…
Tagged with: border terriers, Channel tunnel, Colin, cycling, france, Mavis, motorhome, Neufchatel en Bray, Normandy, photography
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Neufchâtel-en-Bray, Upper Normandy
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Neufchâtel-en-Bray, Upper Normandy
Overnight in Oliva. The fish are safe.
Camping Rio-Mar, near Oliva, was a brief halt on the way to Cabo de Gata. It is a small and friendly site, and some high-level shoehorning was needed to fit Mavis in. We ate in the site restaurant, over ordered…
Tagged with: border terriers, camping rio-mar, cycling, fishing, Mavis, motorhome, oliva, photography, prawns
Posted in - Spain, 2013 Autumn, Oliva, Valencia
Posted in - Spain, 2013 Autumn, Oliva, Valencia
Peixet de Bou? Eels on toast anyone?
Heading South This is L’Ampolla, a small fishing village about 40 miles south-west of Barcelona, on the mediterranean coast, just above the river Ebro delta. L’Ampolla was of strategic importance in the Spanish civil war; this is a pillbox from…
Tagged with: border terriers, Cabo de gata, Colin, cycling, L'Ampolla, Mavis, motorhome, peixet de bou, perros, photography, spanish cicil war, torradas
Posted in - Spain, 2013 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Ampolla
Posted in - Spain, 2013 Autumn, Catalonia, L'Ampolla
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