Mynyddygarreg to Portsmouth
21 giugno 2024, Inghilterra ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Busy drive to Portsmouth. Arrived way too early, but time to sort out.
Arriving France
22 giugno 2024, Francia ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
First Stop for a break
22 giugno 2024, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Seems a shame to have rushed past so many great places!
Knew the sat nav was making a mistake going via Paris. Not only was it busy, but the route took in a 2m high long tunnel section. Maybe newLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreOh my god, Mark!! Those tunnels sound scary!!! Have heard stories about them. 😧 glad I wasn’t there, enjoy lunch xx.
En route to Mont Blanc tunnel.
22 giugno 2024, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Mont Blanc Tunnel
22 giugno 2024, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
End of Day 2. Random services.
22 giugno 2024, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Well it’s been a long and exhausting day. Looong drive. Dreadful rainstorms. Stunning views in the alps. Too tired to post everything else! Will add video and pictures tomorrow! But at least youLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreThat’s a real Evans drive! Remember once getting almost as far as Rome on the first day!
Camping le Querce
23 giugno 2024, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Arrived nice and early to get setup. Internet connection working despite the trees. Beautiful, if old fashioned site.
Once setup I had to call the RAC for a cracked windscreen. They had me ring autoLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreNo, but Italian - my emergency bottle from home, I couldn't get to the shop before it closed. BARBARESCO from the wine society.
ViaggiatoreTrust an Evans to comment on the wine choice rather than the cracked windscreen 😄
Torrential rain whilst I’m working.
24 giugno 2024, Italia ⋅ 🌩️ 19 °C
Thunder and Lightning
After a hard days work.
24 giugno 2024, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Relaxing in the bar.
Very kindly, although the restaurant was closed they took pity on me and let me have some dinner!
A new day starts with coffee
25 giugno 2024, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Not raining at the moment. Taking the opportunity to dry stuff.
Aeropress makes a good cup of coffee!
Still waiting on the windscreen! Fingers crossed.
ViaggiatoreGlad the coffee is great with your new gadget! Now, fingers crossed for the windscreen to get fixed soon, hoping you can finally dry off from that epic deluge. xx
ViaggiatoreI have my aeropress packed for our Greek holiday - it does make good coffee and if you are really eco (stingy) you can rinse the paper disc and reuse it!
ViaggiatoreI have a stainless disc for that! But while camping the paper is much easier to just chuck in the compost! (Eco campsite)
Last day working this week.
26 giugno 2024, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Not raining this morning.
Packing up after work for an early start to get the windscreen replaced. RAC cover useless. Autoglass UK useless. Have just booked direct in the end. Expensive, but atLeggi altro
Tucked up in bed Hotel Martelli
27 giugno 2024, Italia ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Early start to get glass fitted.
Excellent service they finished by 10am
Picked Marie and Michelle up.
Abandoned car outside florence.
Rest of day spent pottering in the streets round il duomo. MuchLeggi altro
Col de Galbier descending.
3 luglio 2024, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
I drove down the big climb. Amazing views. The video doesn’t do it justice!
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I don’t think I’d like to drive along there….particularly at that speed 😂
ViaggiatoreWere you temped to do it on the bike? (Plus back up to the car 😂)
ViaggiatoreI'd love to be fit enough and light enough to do it! But as Mark Cavendish said if you're built like him don't cycle!
Lunch stop
6 luglio 2024, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Bread cheese and salad. Only missing wine!
Tomme de montagne and
Delice du chambeyron
Fourme d'ambert
Are the local 🧀
Gorges Saint-May
6 luglio 2024, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Been driving in this beautiful little gorge. Amazing rock strata.
French Avenue of Trees
6 luglio 2024, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Love these French avenues
Home for a few days.
6 luglio 2024, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Have driven some beautiful roads and through cotes du rhone country to get here. Sadly, most of the caves were closed when I passed. Bit of research needed to find a good one to go to.
ViaggiatoreNot until it comes back south. Hope to see some action in the pyrenees, but it might clash with getting to simple minds.
Pont D'Avignon
7 luglio 2024, Francia ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Bit of sight seeing started with the bridge. The rest got blown out by lack of parking for tall cars and a million tourists!
Lunch at Le Physalis
7 luglio 2024, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Cheese salad was beautiful, accompanied by a Tarvel rose.
In fact, the rose was so nice I had to buy some (along with some cote du rhone)
The only Tavel the wine society has is 14.50 a bottle.Leggi altro
Butterflies
7 luglio 2024, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Stopped at the side of the road for a moment, then realised the wild flowers were full of butterflies.
Especially pleased to see the hummingbird hawk moth!
What better way to start the day
8 luglio 2024, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
A wander from the campsite to the centre of Connaux to get some croissants for breakfast and some bread for lunch. The baker even had a little espresso machine!
A slightly non descript town roughlyLeggi altro
Another day, another walk to the baker!
9 luglio 2024, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Trip to the baker again! Sat in the square eating breakfast!
Back to site to prepare to move today. Found exciting photo opportunity on my tent!
Checked in at les chenes camping.
9 luglio 2024, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Looks like swimming weather!
Nîmes The city with an accent
12 luglio 2024, Francia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Arrived early to have a wander.
ViaggiatoreI'll have to go back. The amphitheatre was an amazing venue, but it would be great to see it better!
Oh what a night
12 luglio 2024, Francia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
What a venue centuries of use for spectacles, and eagle eye cherry and simple minds rocked it.
ViaggiatoreEnjoy your adventure Mark
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And you didn’t take a wrong turning - enjoy
ViaggiatoreLooking forward to the lay-by sleeping!