Well, they let us back into Spain! I had been worrying that I was never stamped out of Spain when we left for Morocco and rules have recently changed that UK rabies titre test results are apparently no longer accepted with EU pet passports, so the girls might not have been allowed either. However, weContinue reading “The route home – Roscoff, France”
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Heading South to the Straits – France, Spain
We completed the appointments which had taken us back to the UK after our Austria trip enduring the cold, wet and generally miserable weather. However, we were keen to get out on the road for a proper trip and not just to do do more truck jobs. We had been wanting to get to MoroccoContinue reading “Heading South to the Straits – France, Spain”
Champagne celebrations – Germany, France
We did not conclude with Off-road- Motorhome services near Frankfurt on Tuesday as expected in my last blog post, as one of the devices we needed for ongoing support had not arrived by courier as expected. We arranged therefore to stay locally at Aschaffenburg until Thursday when it should arrive. The handy stellplatz in AschaffenburgContinue reading “Champagne celebrations – Germany, France”
The road to Austria – France, Germany, Austria
We left the relatively small Luxembourg City easily enough, straight out to the countryside and made our way east. An unusual blue sky made the fabulous autumn colours in first French Alsace, then Germany even more beautiful. Our first ever day of visiting three countries in one day, passing through the seamless borders of Europe.Continue reading “The road to Austria – France, Germany, Austria”
Back on the road again – France, Belgium and Luxembourg
Well, it’s has been more time than we expected since our last post and getting on the road again in our new truck. A staggering 14 weeks to get our truck UK registered somewhat derailed our plans. Our Rugby World Cup tickets were sold, but thankfully we were able to spend much more time gettingContinue reading “Back on the road again – France, Belgium and Luxembourg”
Complications – Roscoff, Normandy
It’s been a bit quiet on the blog front for a couple of weeks whilst we concentrated on Lizzy’s recuperation from her cataract surgery on the shores of Arcachon Bay. The weather was kind and the first week went smoothly with little walks round the marina and watching the kite surfers on the beach (beach’sContinue reading “Complications – Roscoff, Normandy”
Rugby, Operations and Recuperation – Bordeaux and Verdalles (Gujan-Mestras), Nouvelle-Acquitaine, France
In my last post we were just about to leave to watch the La Rochelle v Exeter European Rugby Champions Cup Semi-Finals. The result is history by now, a 47 to 28 defeat for Exeter. The better team won fair and square. It was fabulous to be there though, even though I think the ExeterContinue reading “Rugby, Operations and Recuperation – Bordeaux and Verdalles (Gujan-Mestras), Nouvelle-Acquitaine, France”
Heading back west, signing contracts and rugby РLake Konstanz (Germany), Alsace, Beaune, Montlṳon, P̩rigueux, Bordeaux (France)
After a hectic weekend of socialising, off-roading and workshopping we were both shattered and we took a short drive to the shore of Lake Constance, also known as Bodensee in Germany on Sunday evening. The lake, named after the town of the same name on its shore, is 63km long and borders Germany, Switzerland andContinue reading “Heading back west, signing contracts and rugby – Lake Konstanz (Germany), Alsace, Beaune, Montluçon, Périgueux, Bordeaux (France)”
Into Germany – Strasbourg (France) and Ulm, Germany
Monday morning saw us driving further north toward Strasbourg. We had a choice from Colmar, to either go via Strasbourg or the Black Forest. We were both a bit intrigued by Strasbourg, the former capital of the Alsace region and current host of the European Parliament and Court of Human Rights. So, we decided toContinue reading “Into Germany – Strasbourg (France) and Ulm, Germany”
Travelling East, helicopters and riot police РSarlat-la-Can̩da, Volcanoes #2, Chalon-sur-Sa̵ne, Besan̤on
This week continued on the sporting theme when we made use of the Sarlat-la-Canéda campsite facilities on Monday for a super tournament of table tennis, badminton and tennis in which I won not a single game 😳😂🫢. However, I put up a reasonable fight. At least I could relax with a non-competitive swim at theContinue reading “Travelling East, helicopters and riot police – Sarlat-la-Canéda, Volcanoes #2, Chalon-sur-Saõne, Besançon”
In for a Penney 