Today started with a nice walk around the ramparts and stroll through the town in Aigue-Mortes with the dogs before the usual routine of services and paying for parking. I have still not found out why the town appears to be called sudden death (from my basic French understanding). Perhaps a good thing we leftContinue reading “Roman Amphitheatre – Nîmes, Occitanie, France”
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Au Revoirs, Oysters and Fortifications – Aigues-Morte, Occitanie, France
We had a nice dog walk along the river in Lagrasse this morning before having breakfast and completing departure jobs. The weather was still rather cool and very windy and coats were donned for the first time in some weeks. We had arranged to meet Pete and Cheryl for a farewell coffee in the villageContinue reading “Au Revoirs, Oysters and Fortifications – Aigues-Morte, Occitanie, France”
Rain does not stop play – Lagrasse, Occitanie, France
We started the day with a lovely dog walk to La Pied de Charlemagne (The walk of Charlemagne) which takes you to Cagaliere rock overlooking the village. This was another recommendation from Claire and Guy, which Pete and Cheryl had walked a couple of days before in lovely sunshine. It was great to have theContinue reading “Rain does not stop play – Lagrasse, Occitanie, France”
Friends Reunited – Lagrasse, Occitanie, France
Today was the day we had coordinated to meet up with our friends Pete and Cheryl in France. They happened to be holidaying in Lagrasse in the gîtes of their previous neighbours in the village where we live in Cornwall. We realised we maybe in the region at the same time back in March andContinue reading “Friends Reunited – Lagrasse, Occitanie, France”
Campsite Time – Mataró, Barcelona, Spain
After yesterday’s full on day of over 21,000 steps today we had vowed to give mainly the dogs but also ourselves a day off. Every time we go to campsites we see all these people sat round relaxing but we seem to have struggled to achieve that level of wind down yet. We tried itContinue reading “Campsite Time – Mataró, Barcelona, Spain”
Bar-ce-looo-naaa! – Mataró, Barcelona, Spain
Today we were booked onto the 10.30 campsite shuttle into the centre of Barcelona for our self-guided tour of the city. I had made the mistake of playing Freddie Mercury’ and Monserrat Caballé’s “Barcelona” track (used after his death as the theme for the summer Olympics hosted here in 1992) on the van stereo onContinue reading “Bar-ce-looo-naaa! – Mataró, Barcelona, Spain”
Chores and Chill – Barcelona, Spain
We had a fun night last night at the Pescador Erimaño eating paella and watching Flamenco. Interesting it was the least seafood heavy paella we have had and yet the most tasty. Often we find the rice is really over cooked and soggy, but this was a really lovely flavour and the rice was almostContinue reading “Chores and Chill – Barcelona, Spain”
Castles and Flamenco – Peñiscola, Castellón, Spain
We had a beautiful sunrise walk along the beach this morning before we packed up again and hit the road. We had a look last night for a stopping off point between Valencia and Barcelona and decided on Peniscola. It has a castle on the headland and on old town surrounding on the hill withContinue reading “Castles and Flamenco – Peñiscola, Castellón, Spain”
Further North – Valencia, Spain
Today was another mostly driving day to get a little more north. We by-passed Murcia then went inland to miss the Costa Blanca coast. The route was somewhat more scenic than the plastic jungle yesterday with mountains / hills moving into the green lush lands of Valencia dotted with orange trees and castles. The temperatureContinue reading “Further North – Valencia, Spain”
Heading North – Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Yesterday we got the news that Lizzy’s lab results on her mole removal are clear. It was a benign tumour, so no more worries for Lizzy and no drive back to Portugal for us 😁🥳 Therefore today we hit the road to head further north in a fairly big hop as we are looking toContinue reading “Heading North – Murcia, Murcia, Spain”
In for a Penney 