After the Concorde rally we turned westwards and found our way to the Stellplatz at Bacharach, a pretty old wine town on the south bank of the Rhine just to the south of Koblenz. Thanks to Eric and Dee, friends…
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Concordes at Schlüsselfeld
Every two years the Concorde factory in Aschbach, between Wurtzburg and Nuremberg , organises a beanfeast/get-together for Concorde owners and on Wednesday we drove further east to their factory at Aschbach, near the small town of Schlüsselfeld. With over 400…
Tagged with: Aschbach, concorde, Germany, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Sclussenfeld
Posted in - Germany, Bavaria, May/June 2015, Schlüsselfeld
Posted in - Germany, Bavaria, May/June 2015, Schlüsselfeld
The Romantic Rhine
On Tuesday we drove from Remagen to Rüdesheim am Rhein, past a succession of fairy tale castles on both sides of the Rhine. The mid-stream castle of Pfalz is just beyond the narrows at Lorely, where a mischievous sprite is…
Tagged with: Germania, Mavis, motorhome, Niederwald, pfalz, photography, rhein, rhine, romantic rhine, Rudesheim
Posted in - Germany, 2015 Spring, Hesse, Rüdesheim am Rhein
Posted in - Germany, 2015 Spring, Hesse, Rüdesheim am Rhein
Cross the Rhine with Dry Feet
On Sunday we drove out of Belgium, across a bit of Holland and into Germany, ending up on a stellplatz at Remagen, on the Rhine. The stellplatz is just next door to the Golden Mile campsite. 12 euros a night,…
Tagged with: cycling, Germany, Mavis, motorhome, photography, remagen
Posted in May/June 2015, Remagen
Posted in May/June 2015, Remagen
Heidestrand
On Saturday morning we took the early morning train to France and headed off east to spend the first night at Camping Heidestrand, Zonhoven, somewhere between Brussels and Maastricht, in the east of Belgium The site is surrounded by water…
Tagged with: Heidestrand, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Zonhoven
Posted in 2013 Spring, 2015 Spring, Belgium, Zonhoven
Posted in 2013 Spring, 2015 Spring, Belgium, Zonhoven
High Wind Stops Play
We have been staying at Fishery Creek on Hayling Island, a good site next to a muddy and bird infested creek…very pleasant. We had some good walks and cycle rides and made friends with Maurice and Alison, from Grand Cayman…
Tagged with: Folkestone, Hayling Island, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spitfire
Posted in - United Kingdom, Folkestone, Hampshire, Hayling Island, Kent, May/June 2015
Posted in - United Kingdom, Folkestone, Hampshire, Hayling Island, Kent, May/June 2015
Its Snowing…We must be home
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…
Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule.
On Sunday we drove 200 miles up the A75 (mainly), across the Millau bridge, to arrive at the riverside aire in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule The aire ( N 46.312146 E 3.296693) was surprisingly quiet for Easter. Our pitch overlooks the Sioule, a…
Tagged with: Aire, allier, Mavis, motorhome, osprey, Saint pourcain sur sioule
Posted in 2015 Spring, Auvergne, RouteNorththroughFrance, St Pourcain-sur-Sioule
Posted in 2015 Spring, Auvergne, RouteNorththroughFrance, St Pourcain-sur-Sioule
Spanish Speaking Sheepdogs
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
Posted in - France, 2015 Spring, Aveyron, La Couvertoirade
How Sweet it is to be Reclined
We have moved up the coast to L’Escala and are staying at Camping Illa Mateua. This is just a short hop south from L’Estartit but is just beyond easy cycling distance. As promised in the reviews the staff here are…
Tagged with: Catalonia, Empuries, Greeks, illa mateua, L'Escala, motorhome, photography, Romans, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2015 Spring, Catalonia, L'Escala
Posted in - Spain, 2015 Spring, Catalonia, L'Escala
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