Pretty Honfleur Harbour And Medieval Town in Normandy
After visiting the Thiepval Memorial and Ulster Tower, we headed south west towards the coast and the town of Honfleur. We over-nighted in a small town called Forge Les Eaux about half way to Honfleur. Here there was a large aire operated by the campsite opposite. It was advertised as being open from March until […]
All Aboard The Mont St Michel Express!
When we arrived on our first European trip in December 2016, we left Cherbourg driving towards Rennes. As we drove along the route, we could see the impressive Mont de St Michel sitting just off the coastline. As we were mere rookies then, we had already picked out our place to stay in Rennes and […]
The Martyr’s Memorial Village At Oradour-sur-Glane
Our next planned visit was the memorial village at Oradour-sur-Glane. This was a 480km journey, much more than I would ever travel in a day. Our Mercedes 814 lorry conversion has a six cylinder 6 litre engine….. with no turbo, so it is not going to win any races. These Mercedes engines though are world […]
Friends, Ruined Plans & Flat Batteries in Northern Spain
While we were at Oradour-Sur-Glane, we received a message from a couple of friends we had met on the road on our previous tour. We met Wayne & Felixa in Javea in early 2017. They had arrived in France that morning from the Eurotunnel with the intention of hurtling down through France to get to […]
Bilbao – A Perfect Blend From Old To New
We planned our stop at Bilbao and agreed to meet up with Wayne & Felixa again at the chosen aire. We arrived at about 3pm and Wayne & Felixa were already parked up having left Lekeito earlier. We just had time for a quick bite and a cup of tea then we had to sort […]
On The Route Of The North Camino – Santillana del Mar & Comillas
We stayed an extra day at Bilbao. Michelle had wanted to get her hair done and we had found a hairdressers around the corner from the free aire at Larrabasterra. €35 for a wash, cut, colour and blow dry….. result! About half the price of a similar visit back in the UK. Wayne and Felixa […]