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…
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Arles… I am in the naughty corner
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
Vendôme….The Last Post, and Caption Competition.
We are on the aire at Honfleur, in a gale, two days away from the ferry back to Dover. So this is likely to be the last post of the trip. We have come via Vendôme, a lovely town on…
Tagged with: france, Mavis, motorhome, photography, rfc, rochambeau, vendome
Posted in - France, 2013 Autumn, Centre, Vendôme
Posted in - France, 2013 Autumn, Centre, Vendôme
Rocamadour
We drove North to the Dordogne, on Thursday. This is Rocamadour, an amazing village and church built in to the side of a limestone gorge in the Eastern Dordogne. We parked Mavis at the top of the gorge, close to…
Tagged with: border terriers, dordogne, france, Mavis, motorhome, photography, rocamadour
Posted in - France, 2013 Autumn, Midi-Pyrénées, Rocamadour
Posted in - France, 2013 Autumn, Midi-Pyrénées, Rocamadour
Andorra
We crossed the Spanish border with Andorra on Wednesday the 30th of October. Andorra is a tiny principality high in the Pyrenees. Luckily the police were looking the other way when we drove through….we weren’t stopped. Approaching the Pyrenees. Nia…
Tagged with: Andorra, ax les thermes, border terriers, france, Mavis, motorhome, photography
Posted in - France, 2013 Autumn, Andorra, Ax-les-Thermes, Midi-Pyrénées
Posted in - France, 2013 Autumn, Andorra, Ax-les-Thermes, Midi-Pyrénées
On the Road…La Seu D’Urgell
We set off from Navajas at 8 am, took the A7 and AP7 up the coast to Tortosa and then turned inland and followed the River Ebre up to Flix. Rio Ebre Coffee break en route to Flix. Then up…
Tagged with: ebro, la seu d'urgell, Mavis, motorhome, n spain, photography
Posted in - Spain, 2013 Autumn, Catalonia, La Seu d'Urgell
Posted in - Spain, 2013 Autumn, Catalonia, La Seu d'Urgell
Cabo de Gata to Navajas
We set off back towards the UK today, with a great Cabo de Gata sunrise to see us off. We stopped for lunch somewhere near Jumilla, next to an olive orchard, the trees laden with fruit. and passed by the…
Tagged with: Cabo de gata, camping altomira, Mavis, motorhome, navajas, photography, Spain, valencia
Posted in - Spain, 2013 Autumn, Navajas, Valencia
Posted in - Spain, 2013 Autumn, Navajas, Valencia
Cabo de Gata…Fellow Campers and Other Wild Life
We had a “Menu del Dia” at Antonio’s restaurant, a short cycle ride from the campsite, on Wednesday. Antonio is the guy on my right…his wife cooked the most amazing paella….worth travelling to the South of Spain for that alone.…
Tagged with: Andalusia, boar, border terriers, Cabo de gata, fox, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2013 Autumn, Andalucia, Cabo de Gata
Posted in - Spain, 2013 Autumn, Andalucia, Cabo de Gata
Cabo de Gata…Low flying flamingos
We are in Cabo de Gata, a national park in Southern Spain, chilling in temperatures of over 30 deg C most days. The campsite is about a mile from the village of Cabo de Gata, a short bike ride along…
Tagged with: Almeria, Andalusia, black winged stint, border terriers, Cabo de gata, Colin, Mavis, motorhome, photography, shoveller, Spain
Posted in - Spain, 2013 Autumn, Andalucia, Cabo de Gata
Posted in - Spain, 2013 Autumn, Andalucia, Cabo de Gata
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