Driving Home for Christmas
18/12/18 We left Le Treport as the sun rose, which wasn’t as early as it sounds given that the shortest day was quickly approaching. Our ferry was booked for 11:35… Read more »
Category: France
The White Cliffs of France
16/12/18 – 17/12/18 When we think of white cliffs it is of course Dover that springs to mind, and probably bluebirds and Dame Vera Lynn. Until we did a bit… Read more »
Cheesy Neufchatel
15/12/18 We left Honfleur when the electricity was turned off and made our way onwards to somewhere we hoped we would find electricity. We ended up slightly inland at Neufchatel-en-Bray… Read more »
A Wander Around Honfleur
13/12/18 – 14/12/18 As we sat and scarfed our eclairs in Bessines-sur-Gartempe, we decided that we would head to Normandy for our final few days in France before our ferry… Read more »
Visiting the Pilgrimage Town of Rocamadour
11/12/18 – 12/12/18 Rocamadour is one of those ‘must see’ tourist destinations in France. Most lists of ‘best places to go’, ‘most dramatic destination’ etc include this vertical town that… Read more »
Taking Shelter
27/10/18 – 28/10/18 When the forecast says heavy rain and snow then we start looking for electricity. Neither of us are particularly keen on hot hot weather, so we find… Read more »
Tourist Attractions at Villefranche de Confluent
26/10/18 With aching legs from our previous days drive we decided that this should be a day of sightseeing. We settled on Villefranche de Confluent as our destination as it… Read more »
Wobbly Bridges and Historic Paths in the Carança Gorge
24/10/18 – 25/10/18 We left Les Angles behind and continued south and east along the N116. This road is wide and well constructed and makes sickening large swooping turns. The… Read more »
Following the Aude
22/10/18 – 24/10/18 Following our morning of sightseeing in Carcassonne we decided to crack on back into the Pyrenees. Our target was Les Angles, a large ski resort in the… Read more »
Carcassonne, Following the Floods
21/10/18 – 22/10/18 We nursed a mild hangover on Sunday morning, relaxing in the Lagbruguiere aire until Paul felt fit to drive. We needed to make our way back to… Read more »
Chiefs! Chiefs! Chiefs!
17/10/18 -20/10/18 It was late summer when Paul’s friend Mark (aka Ted, aka Welshy) mentioned that the draw for the Rugby Union European Cup had taken place. Chiefs would be… Read more »
Snowy Border Crossings at the Hospice de France
14/10/18 – 16/10/18 We had a fixed date in the diary for the coming weekend, a rugby match in the town of Castres. Although we’d already been to Bagneres de… Read more »
A Bicycle No More
13/10/18 We drove back to Gavarnie to tick one more item off on our list. We wanted to cycle up the Vallée d’Ossoue as far as the waterfall and see… Read more »
A Trip to Another Cirque
12/10/18 The Cirque de Gavarnie may be the most famous of the Pyrenean cirques, but it is not the only one. When the day dawned with yet more cloud hanging… Read more »
Thwarted at 3000m
11/10/18 While here in Gavarnie I wanted to tackle one of the easier 3000m peaks of the Pyrenees. The Pic du Taillon stands as the highest mountain of the Cirque… Read more »
A Birthday in Gavarnie
09/10/18 – 10/10/18 We left the campsite with a vague promise of better weather from at least one weather app. Our destination was Gavarnie, a tourist honey-pot and probably the… Read more »
A Rest is Good for a Change
06/10/18 – 08/10/18 When looking at the weather forecast we tend to err on the side of optimism. We check a couple of different sites and apps; the BBC, the… Read more »
A Couple of Cols and a Pic
03/10/18 – 05/10/18 The weather for the coming weekend was predicted to be wet and cold, and we wanted to tick off a couple of things before it changed for… Read more »
Playing in the Clouds at Superbagnères
30/09/18 – 02/10/18 As the weather is still beautifully sunny and warm I’m a little surprised to find that we’re now into October; a month that usually signals a definite… Read more »
Aulus-les-Bains and the Cascade d’Ars
27/09/18 – 29/09/18 After two weeks of sweaty walking and cycling we needed to do some washing. A bit of google maps investigation revealed that our closest launderette was at… Read more »