Louisarambleson
I went to bed early last night because, while John’s got better, my headache got steadily worse and I started to feel sick. We woke at 7.00 this morning because we’d forgotten to shut the blinds and the sun was streaming in but, once they were closed we fell back to sleep for a couple... Continue Reading →
We were woken early by music through the tannoy and got up and got ready to leave the ship. Apart from having to reverse to get off the ship because a car had broken down in front of us, the 3hr journey to Potes at the edge of the Picos de Europa national park was... Continue Reading →
We woke late this morning and treated ourselves to breakfast in the restaurant. Afterwards we went to sit out on deck. It was rather breezy so most people had stayed inside and we managed to get a couple of chairs and a good spot in the sunshine by the rail. We sat reading our books... Continue Reading →
We both had a good night’s sleep and woke refreshed. Sarah kindly made breakfast for us before we said our goodbyes and left. We had remembered that a friend from the Wirral, Hazel, who we knew from our geocaching days, now lived in the New Forest where we planned to spend the day. I sent... Continue Reading →
We spent the morning pottering around getting ready to leave. John took Millie to the vets while I shopped, we both phoned our families, then we finished the final bits of packing, tidied the house and set off in torrential rain. The rain continued until we reached Birmingham and the clouds persisted until the South... Continue Reading →
I’ve been asked a couple of times whether I’m going to blog this years road trip. I wasn’t going to because its much shorter but, having looked back at last years and enjoyed reliving it I’ve decided I’m going to. So this is a test post to see if I can remember what to do.... Continue Reading →
We rose early and drove to the Eurotunnel terminal, allowing a little extra time to sort out our lack of passports. Showing our driving licences, we got through French immigration straight away (they were obviously glad to get rid of us 😉 ) but at British immigration we were taken aside and advised it would... Continue Reading →
John took the bikes off the back of the van and we rode up to the beach for breakfasts… Croissants are so much better in France than anywhere else. Afterwards, we rode into the the centre of Gravelines to visit tourist information. The town is fortified with ramparts and moats and we wanted to know... Continue Reading →
Although the thunder and lightning stopped, the torrential rain which started late afternoon yesterday continued all evening. We collected a takeaway from the campsite restaurant and ate it in the van, rather than sit outside. This morning it was still raining. John had washed and dressed but decided to change into a pair of swim... Continue Reading →
I had booked tickets for an early tour of Neuschwanstein in an attempt to beat the rush. We had to pick them up at the ticket office at 8.20 so we rose early to cycle the 30 minute journey there. We arrived with time to spare and locked the bikes. Luckily we didn’t have to... Continue Reading →
