Amazing Moissac – A Photogenic Must Visit
Kelpie has started heading east towards the Mediterranean and has crossed the London meridian line. He is tucked into the corner of a large brand new purpose built aire in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Moissac, France (44.09791, 1.09284). Alan had done some research on Google maps to see where exactly the aire at […]
Mistletoe In The Mist at Fontet Marina Aire
Kelpie is sitting in a shroud of mist beside a canal marina in the village of Fontet in France. (44.56202, -0.02343) We left the aire at Clérac around 12.00 and headed towards the nearest Lidl (all the European Lidl’s are stored in our satnav) for some supplies. We are going back to bottled water for […]
Hemmed In By A Pony & Cart at Lignières Sonneville!
Kelpie is hemmed in on all sides by lots of cars and a pony and cart at Lignières Sonneville, France. (45.5567, -0.1828) I finally managed to get the letters posted home before we left Coulon. We sorted out our co-ordinates for today and told Sally and Dory where we wanted to go. We’re even on […]
Coulon, Venice Vert – The Green Venice
We are parked in a paid aire in Coulon, France and Kelpie is plugged in getting his batteries recharged. (46.3206468, -0.5919825). Got up reasonably early (for us) and headed off towards Coulon which SatNav Sally assured us was only one hour away. The roads started as motorway and gradually reduced in size until we were […]
Camped Out At Vendrennes Catching Up On Chores
Kelpie has settled for a couple of days in Campsite del la Motte, in the quiet village of Vendrennes, France (46.825623, -1.117577). It wasn’t difficult to pick out this campsite en route, most of the campsites in France close in October and this was one of the few open all year round. We arrived in […]
Searching For A Tap In Rennes – Grey Water Leak
Kelpie is parked in another free aire on the side of peaceful parkland outside the town of Rennes in France (48.11845, -1.59105). Arriving in Rennes – after dark of course as the winter days are so short – we drove through an industrial estate directed by our two satnavs, Sally the Chinese satnav (Dorry is […]
Disembarking And Parking At Cherbourg
Kelpie the motorhome is parked up in the aire at Cherbourg, provided free of charge by the lovely people there, and within a spit of where we disembarked the ferry. The aire in Cherbourg is located in the docks area close to where the ferries berth. It is fairly new and much needed in the […]
Final Days in Northern Ireland & Ferry Bound In Rosslare
Our second night in the van we decided if this was to be home for the foreseeable future we should start behaving like it – people needed fed. Anyone who has shared a kitchen with me will tell you that I need space – lots of space – I use every utensil, pot, pan, plate, […]
The Big Day Is Upon Us – Packing Up Our Belongings!
You’d think having moved house six or seven times in the last 12 years I’d be a dab hand at packing – not so it appears. Of course I thought I had it all under control until my brother-in-law Colin, who is the most organised person I know, came to check proceedings. As he wandered […]
What’s In A Name? – Canal Barges, Wild Horses & Sailing Boats
We hadn’t had a chance for a holiday in a couple of years, so when Michelle was offered the opportunity to visit the Fermanagh Lakelands to a self catering cottage as a mystery shopper, we jumped at the chance. Even though we lived all our lives only a few hours drive from Fermanagh, neither of […]
Final Problems At The Last Hurdle – Gas Leak & Modified SOG Switch
Having had our new refillable gas cylinders fitted, I took the motorhome to our local petrol station the next day to fill them at the LPG pump. Result – £26 of LPG filled both cylinders, less than the price of a single replaceable cylinder from Calor. I switched on the fridge to start cooling it […]
No Washing Without Hot Water – New Water Heater Required!
During the gas appliance check, we couldn’t get the water heater to work unless we hired a professional AC technician. It was disconnected, checked over, re-installed before declaring it “life extinct”. The water heater in the van when we bought it didn’t work. It was an American RV water heater. I had replaced it with […]