Working on the web pages to show our route I thought it would be interesting to make a T-shirt of our route, so here it is. I don’t normally wear anything except plain T-shirts so no doubt I will have to endure a certain amount of comments from other members of the family. Not a
Another long trek around Europe, calling off at Colsterworth in the UK for an American Square Dance campout weekend with flyovers by a Lancaster and Hurricane aircraft, through the tunnel to Calais then to Lake Annecy via Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. On the way we sampled wines in the Alsace and filled our lockers with
We use Google maps a lot for our navigation, and as a way of putting something back both of us are Local Guides, so we add reviews, locations and other information to Google Maps as we travel. Here’s an example, I suggested a change of name for one of the aire de camping cars that
Another long motorhome trip to Europe converted to web pages with photos, a memorable journey to meet friends in the south of Spain, visits to La Alhambra, Madinat Al Zahara and many Roman remains including the aqueduct at Segovia. The aqueduct is nothing less than stunning, and these days it takes a lot to impress
2 years ago we were driving through France, heading for the Eurotunnel terminal at Calais, behind us the chaos of lockdown and ahead of us the uncertainty that we now know as lockdown. France and Spain were already in panic mode, everything closing down. As we made our way across France there were less and
When I began my journal entry for today I was reminded that it’s 2 years since we arrived in Spain for the start of what should have been a road trip through Spain and Portugal, heading for the Atlantic coast. We had thought long and hard before setting off, yes there was Covid in Italy,
Wolfberger Crémant d’Alsace Brut Rosé A delightful deep pink rose colour, with very small bubbles. A light crémant with a powerful taste of strawberry and raspberry. This one stands out from the crowd.
Our trek through Normandie and the Lot Valley is now available here on the WordPress website, a summary page plus the 19 days of the trek, each day has a screenshot of our route taken from google maps, a selection of photos from the day and a summary of the miles, fuel consumption and hours