Month: October 2020

Wow! The wildest, windiest night we’ve ever spent in the motorhome. The parking wasn’t in a particularly sheltered spot but didn’t expect it to be howling around us like it did. 50 mph apparently until about 5am which was all

Not a great nights sleep last night. Some lads came in to the car park and parked behind us – cue quality French drum & bass! I wouldn’t mind, but they never play anything decent! 😂 We stuck it out

After much meandering again we are now just south of Rouen. We woke up quite late to the sound of a hot air balloon taking off in the next field – not a noise you can identify easily when you’re

Helped out a fellow Motorhomie this morning who had lost his ticket with the get out code on it. We suggested he tailgate us through the barrier once it had lifted for us. Have to say my heart was in

Well, we haven’t made much progress on our journey north today – sixteen miles to be exact. 😂 These little towns and villages around Périgueux are so beautiful; we definitely need to come back sometime and explore further. Périgueux itself

We left Magnan mid morning and set off north towards Bordeaux. There’s a motorway now that gets you there in about two hours – it’s usually quiet and a nice new road, but it’s one of the most expensive stretches

Another day chez Bramley, starting with a late get up, which is becoming the ‘new normal’ for us. A bit of odd jobbing for Guy around the garden, then in the afternoon we took Whiskey for her big walk. We

Quiet night at the marina. We set off across the causeways towards Sete, and then along the big one to Agde. Thought it would be really scenic, but we couldn’t really see anything due to the high grasses either side

We walked across the road into the little seaside town of Saintes-Maries this morning. I thought it was a lovely place with its low white washed houses and narrow streets – Guy, however decided that it was more like an

It’s not very often you wake up with a view of the sea and …flamingoes! Had a walk along the totally deserted beach this morning, but the wind chill factor caused a swift return to the van. We ventured across