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Apart from a few flashes in the distance and some quiet rumbles, the storms we were promised didn't materialise last night. Much as we'd been hoping for a lightning show, at least this meant a decent night's sleep. We woke to cooler, cloudier weather, but it's still warm enough for shorts. On the advice of... Continue Reading →
The Vercors regions has spectacular scenery and today we explored some of the best gorges, cliffs, passes and plateaus. First of all, we set off up the mountain via Combe Laval to Col de la Machine, which is over 1000m high. The road at Combe Laval took over 50 years to make because it's hewn... Continue Reading →
What a dreadful night's sleep! At 1.20 we were woken by some inconsiderate people arriving in a Winnebago and parking up next to us. They spent half an hour crashing around outside before finally closing the door and curtains and settling down! Then at 3, I woke again to the sound of John snoring loudly...... Continue Reading →
After the night's thunderstorms we had an early start, to travel from home to the Eurotunnel and on to France. We did the last bits of packing and tidying and said sad goodbyes to Millie, and were away earlier than expected. The journey was fairly uneventful... A coffee at Sandbach, a pasty near Oxford, a... Continue Reading →
Today has been spent preparing for a month away... packing hiking, cycling and kayaking gear. It's our first long trip in Bertie the campervan, which we've needed a lot of kit for; therefore, it's taken a little while to find good homes for everything. All that is left to go in now is the food... Continue Reading →
Sadly, this is our last day in The Netherlands and we get the ferry back to Hull from Rotterdam this evening. However, after a lazy start following our late night at the King’s night festival, and despite wind and rain, we decided to go to the seaside. Scheveningen is a district of The Hague. It’s... Continue Reading →
After a very leisurely start, we cycled into The Hague to explore. We wanted to visit ‘Escher in The Palace’, a permanent exhibition of Escher’s work that is housed in the former Winter Palace of the Dutch Queen Mother. The palace is very ornate and I was fascinated by the amazing shaped chandeliers in every room,... Continue Reading →
Today we visited an old town called Zutphen, which is one of the most historic towns in The Netherlands. It still has the medieval street layout and is very beautiful. After a lie in and a late breakfast we drove 35 minutes to the town. It was raining a little when we arrived and parked in... Continue Reading →
I woke far too early today but at least this gave us plenty of time to prepare the van before we left the camperplaats to move to the next one in Hoge Veluwe National Park. We stopped at a supermarket on the way and, thankfully, the bikes survived being reversed into a lamp post in... Continue Reading →
Today we visited Almere, a new town known for its interesting architecture. At first we were a bit disappointed wandering around the centre, thinking the architecture was modern but not particularly special. However after we’d had brunch at a cafe, we went to the visitor information centre to pick up a leaflet for the architectural trail.... Continue Reading →
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