We were hoping today to visit the underground caves in Arras, but unfortunately Carrière Wellington a large network built from a quarry by New Zealand tunnellers is closed for refurbishment. The other boves caves under the Hôtel de Ville in the middle of town under the Place de Héros which was used as a BritishContinue reading “Remembrance – Arras, France”
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Happy Birthday 🥳 – Arras, France
Obviously after our Dunkerque trip we had to watch the Dunkirk film in the evening. Our Superdrug SIM and Fire stick combo worked well with the great surround sound in Clouline (our motorhome) made for an atmospheric evening. Before the film, we obviously had to go back to our favourite bar in Bergue in aContinue reading “Happy Birthday 🥳 – Arras, France”
Operation Dynamo – Dunkirk, France
Yesterday afternoon after blog writing Lola and I went for run around the ramparts in the afternoon sunshine. Before we headed out to for a walk to the ancient Abbey of Saint Winoc and to try and find Potjevleesch for Kevin. It is the local traditional French Flemish dish which translates to English as pottedContinue reading “Operation Dynamo – Dunkirk, France”
Vive La France – Bergues, France
Yesterday we travelled round the M25 in torrential rain, to the Drum Inn campsite, one junction short of the Channel Tunnel. Pretty much all petrol stations even on the M25 services seemed to be out of diesel so we were pleased we were able to top up yesterday. An afternoon of route planning and anContinue reading “Vive La France – Bergues, France”
Moving East – Winchester, UK
It was a really stormy night though with torrential rain and high winds all night. We were pleased to have put down the hydraulic legs, as even with those we were rocking. However this morning brought bright sunshine. We set off to explore some local public footpaths with the dogs, however these were obviously notContinue reading “Moving East – Winchester, UK”
We are off at last – Ilminster, Somerset, UK
The first night of our long awaited trip, en-route to the Eurotunnel.
Our First Overlanding Trip – Iceland 🇮🇸
In July 2021, we joined 4 other Bliss Mobil rental Overland Trucks on an expedition lead by Overland Travel to Iceland. We had planned this as our first taster of overlanding and an opportunity to try-before-you-buy for an overland truck. We flew in and stayed in Reykjavik in the midst of the COVID pandemic, IcelandContinue reading “Our First Overlanding Trip – Iceland 🇮🇸”
In for a Penney 