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Port Chantecoq….Lac du Der

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

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…

Its Snowing…We must be home

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Peter and Nia — 4 Comments

We spent one night in Nonancourt on the way home. Sadly Le Grand Cerf was shut so we had to make do with burger and chips washed down with Creme Catalan. Gourmet or wot? I discovered a nice old chateau…

Tagged with: france, motorhome, photography
Posted in - France, Nonancourt

Spanish Speaking Sheepdogs

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Peter and Nia — 7 Comments

On Saturday we drove 159 miles across the border and up the A75 to an aire at the fortified medieval village of La Couvertoirade. It is a good spacious aire (N 43.910998 E 3.313492) which is €3 per night. This…

Tagged with: Aire, Conque, france, La Couvertoirade, motorhome, photography, sheepdogs, Templars
Posted in - France, 2015 Spring, Aveyron, La Couvertoirade

Newhaven to the Auvergne

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Peter and Nia — 6 Comments

We spent another day exploring Devizes, cycled there this time….about three and a half miles along the towpath. Canal boating is big business here with narrow boats scattered here and there along the canal. Our friends Bob and Mirv picked…

Tagged with: food, france, grande cerf, Mavis, motorhome, newhaven, nonancourt, photography, ruynes en margeride
Posted in - France, 2015 Spring, Nonancourt, Ruynes-en-Margeride

The Last Post

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 6 Comments

We spent Monday night on the aire at Les Bordes (N47.810474,E2.40763), conveniently close to the D952. This is a good aire, adjacent to a lake and wood and with free water and drainage. The intention had been to lodge at…

Tagged with: france, Les Bordes, Mavis, motorhome, photography, pont de l'arche, Sully sur loire
Posted in - France, 2014 Autumn, Pont de l'Arche, Upper Normandy

L’Estartit to Narbonne Plage

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

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…

Port Vendres to the Bay of Roses. Un Poco de lluvia.

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Peter and Nia — Leave a comment

After an overnight stop overlooking the beach at Sète, we moved on down the coast to an aire at Port-Vendres. The aire ( N 42.517752, E 3.114114 )isn’t very pretty, being tucked away behind a large container terminal, but Port…

Tagged with: Catalonia, france, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Port vendres, Roses, Spain
Posted in - France, - Spain, 2014 Autumn, Catalonia, Languedoc-Roussillon, Port Vendres, Roses

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…

Nice….Apollo has Returned…Girls Avert your Eyes

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Peter and Nia — Leave a comment

Today we hit Nice. The Place de Massena is a must see, looked over from one side by Apollo on the Fontaine de Soleil. His statue was removed fairly recently in case it caused ‘moral disruption’ but was daringly reinstated…

Tagged with: Cote d'Azur, cycling, france, Mavis, motorhome, Nice, photography, Promenade des anglais, Provence
Posted in - France, 2014 Autumn, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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…