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December 17 2016

Amazing Moissac – A Photogenic Must Visit

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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 […]

December 13 2016

Mistletoe In The Mist at Fontet Marina Aire

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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 […]

December 11 2016

Hemmed In By A Pony & Cart at Lignières Sonneville!

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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 […]

December 10 2016

Coulon, Venice Vert – The Green Venice

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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 […]

December 8 2016

Camped Out At Vendrennes Catching Up On Chores

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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 […]

December 8 2016

Searching For A Tap In Rennes – Grey Water Leak

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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 […]

December 3 2016

Disembarking And Parking At Cherbourg

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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 […]

December 2 2016

Final Days in Northern Ireland & Ferry Bound In Rosslare

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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, […]

November 28 2016

The Big Day Is Upon Us – Packing Up Our Belongings!

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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 […]

November 28 2016

What’s In A Name? – Canal Barges, Wild Horses & Sailing Boats

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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 […]

November 26 2016

Final Problems At The Last Hurdle – Gas Leak & Modified SOG Switch

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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 […]

November 16 2016

No Washing Without Hot Water – New Water Heater Required!

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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 […]

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On a trip to the outskirts of Cambridge today we v On a trip to the outskirts of Cambridge today we visited the American Military cemetery at Madingley. The only American WWII cemetery in the UK where 3,800 American soldiers, sailors and airmen are buried
Our final view of #francia🇫🇷 for this trip w Our final view of #francia🇫🇷 for this trip we were parked on a farm near Calais. A mini helicopter was wheeled out of the barn for a pleasure flight. Then today it was time to hop on the #eurotunnel and back to England. Usual English motorways aka short stay car parks. We are now back at the site where we will be working for the summer season. But first a 1 month trip back to Northern Ireland to catch up with family.
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A twisting drive from Moissac through the midi Pyr A twisting drive from Moissac through the midi Pyrenees brought us to the beautiful old town of Souillac on the banks of the Dordogne river.

Narrow streets of stone and timber buildings with wooden window shutters. There has been an Abbey here since Roman times and the church also dates back to the Roman era.

The old well pump still delivers water from the tap. A charming town that we will return to. #souillac #dordogne #france .
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Our second visit to the historic town of Moissac i Our second visit to the historic town of Moissac in France. Set on the banks of the river Lot with a branch of the Canal du Mid and its impressive 11th century abbey right in the centre of town. One of our favourite places to revisit in France.
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Spotted this vintage overlander parked under a str Spotted this vintage overlander parked under a street lamp beside the canal in Moissac France. It was parked in the same spot when we visited 2 years ago so maybe hasn't seen much action lately.
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Now making the long trip home but we couldn't pass Now making the long trip home but we couldn't pass by the unmistakable skyline of #benidorm. I first came here in 1985 on my first ever holiday abroad. I next returned for a day trip in 2005 and took a picture of Michelle from the same spot on Balcón del Mediterraneo. 
Back in 1985 there were 2 solitary hotels on the Poniente beach. Now it is amass with skyscrapers including 2 gold tile coveted towers with an upside down cone suspended between them at the top and another which resembles the Chrysler building.

Still great memories and who can beat a Bailey's coffee for €1.50 which comes as a cup of coffee and a separate glass of Bailey's (equivalent).
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We have just spent a great 10 days on the Mar Meno We have just spent a great 10 days on the Mar Menor coast with @nomadwayne and @felixagreensword . First bracing the strong cold winds then soaking up the sunshine.

We walked through the nature reserve to the beach and experienced a café Canario in a beach side bar ( condensed milk, coffee and steamed milk on top). And who can forget the daily alarm call at 8.30am when the Aguilas air display team thundered overhead from the military airport literally next door!
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