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We’ve travelled to Vallon Pont d’Arc today, where we’re staying for a week to do some pack rafting in the Ardèche Gorge. On the way we had a little detour to visit a waterfall, Cascade de la Beaume. It was a lovely walk through woodland, in dappled shade along a babbling brook. The rivers in... Continue Reading →
The Puy de Lumières yesterday evening was better than either of us was expecting. The light show was set to music, with different themes and stories projected onto each building or monument. The one on the pointy rock was my favourite. We enjoyed wandering the streets in the dark watching each display in its entirety... Continue Reading →
I woke at 6 then read until 7.30, by which time I was bored so I got up to make a brew, in the hope that John would wake up… cruel I know, but he’d had 9 hours! 😈 Once we were ready, we left the aire, paying our €5 for the night with no... Continue Reading →
We were the second campervan off the ferry at Dieppe, then we were directed straight through passport control onto dark empty roads... very eerie compared to packed well lit British roads! Overnight stop in Forêt de Roumare I'd found an aire at an animal park in the forest outside Rouen where I didn't think we'd... Continue Reading →
The morning started with an unproductive detour through High Wycombe to a petrol station with cheap fuel. Despite me noting it might not be open at 7.45 on a bank holiday Monday, John insisted on driving up and down steep residential streets with speed bumps and, when we finally got to the destination on his... Continue Reading →
… let’s hope it’s all it’s cracked up to be. 😜 Today we are setting off on our first long-awaited post-retirement adventure… no more fighting the school holiday crowds, and sweating in the August heat… I hope. I’m excited and looking forward to meandering down through France, then exploring the south east of the country.... Continue Reading →
…so we’re making it a good one. We had a lovely meal in Esch last night, which we’re particularly grateful for because so many restaurants have been closed at this time of year in the small villages we’ve visited in Luxembourg After each having a different 3-course set menu and feeling suitably full, we wandered... Continue Reading →
It’s our last full day of holiday today so we’ve spent it relaxing in Esch-sur-Sûre. Tomorrow, we drive back up to Dunkirk, ready to catch the ferry back to Dover on Sunday morning. Two weeks have flown by! The morning began with a lie in, then croissants and coffee for breakfast. Three ducks, who’d also... Continue Reading →
We’re staying in Esch-sur-Sûre drive for our last 2 nights in Luxembourg. On the way there, we decided to visit Bourscheid where there’s a (yet another) castle and lots of walking routes. Following Google Maps to a supermarket on the way, we had a minor drama in Diekirch. We saw the sign and turned into... Continue Reading →
It was raining hard when we woke up this morning. Oh well… lazy day it is, I thought, quite looking forward to a rest. I decided to take my umbrella and wander into town to the bakery to pick up some treats for breakfast and lunch. The bakery in Vianden is highly recommended online, with... Continue Reading →
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