Day 51 Mum and home
October 29 in Wales ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Had breakfast with Ellie and Wynne, then she headed off for nursery and work, and we said goodbye and set off for Cardiff. Had an hour and half with Mum sharing holiday experiences, then carer RuthRead more
Day 50 Wynnechops time
October 28 in England ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Set off early as we parked in a parking meter spot. Quick stop at Taunton services, then onto Berkeley by 11.30. Had a lovely day and evening with the 'chops' who is now getting very chopsy! 😝 ARead more
Day 48 Roscoff
October 26, English Channel ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
Drove up from Quimper, slightly worried with fuel situation as its Sunday, but managed to get some. Aire wasn't as near to town as we hoped, so went into Roscoff any way and found a good space justRead more
Day 49 St Pol de Leon & home
October 26, English Channel ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
Uneventful night in our free camping spot, we drive over to St Pol de Leon. Check out the Aire and I take Charlie for a quick walk on the beach. We drive in a little closer to town and walk in for aRead more
Day 47 Concarneau & Quimper
October 25 in France ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Had a stop off in the lovely walled town of Concarneau which was well worth it, lovely place. Onto Quimper where we luckily got a spot at the Municipal campsite. Walked into town for the evening,Read more
Day 46 Vannes part deux
October 24 in France ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
A long old drive up to Vannes, we stopped at Roch-sur-yon, realising that we'd stopped there on the way down. Had a quick coffee and topped up the fuel. Finally arrived at Le conleau camping car parkRead more
Day 45 back to La Rochelle
October 23 in France
The weather was not good so we waited a while to depart. The wind was up to 50 mph and you could really feel it. Broke it up into 3 legs, driving through Saintes, then onto Ro⁸chefort, but onlyRead more
Day 44 Cognac & weather
October 22 in France ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Bad weather on the way, we spent an hour in gorgeous St Emilion and had a coffee before heading off. Stopped midway for a stop and shop and the heavens started opening. Got to Cognac and pulled into aRead more
Day 43 Lovely St Emilion
October 21 in France ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
As we set off, we saw a red squirrel and before that, we had a cricket visitor in the van. Travelled up to St. emilion on various roads and with stormy weather accompanying us. Stopped at aRead more
Day 42 Capbreton stopoff
October 20 in France ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Reluctantly left lovely San sebastien as its been of our favourites a d we know the weather may turn as we head north. Only half an hour or so, and we're over the border with no scary tunnels! NoticeRead more
Day 41 San sebastien pinxtos supreme
October 19 in France ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Weather looking a bit cooler today, so set off later for town. Had a wander in the streets we hadn't seen and ended up by the river and seeing the 2nd beach (more surfy). Rain started coming in, soRead more
Day 40 San sebastien swim
October 18 in France ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Had a coffee and olives at the campsite bar then got the bus down to town. Got off at the beach and walked along admiring the gorgeous beach. Helen went down for a quick dip, and then we walked aroundRead more
Day 39 San sebastien
October 17 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Set off early as we were camping on a street again, very misty morning, so stopped for a quick coffee, then got going. Easy going at first, then we started to hit the northern mountain ranges. StoppedRead more
Day 38 Burgos
October 16 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
A nice drive up to Burgos, lots of straight single roads, birds everywhere, Mark saw a vulture in a field and Helen saw a peregrine falcon. Stopped en route in a small village for a beer and managedRead more
Day 37 Segovia
October 15 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Stressful drive up to Segovia, skirting Madrid very busy, then I missed a turn off and ended up in a 3.2km tunnel and a toll (1st one). Dramatic scenery, campsite nice, settled in then walked intoRead more
Day 36 Fly Toledo!
October 14 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Had a chilled morning, cleaning the van and getting our 2nd wash load done. Walked into town mid afternoon and had a stop for a quick wine, then onto the main square. Needed some food so had a littleRead more
Day 35 Toledo
October 13 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Set off early as we were on the street again. Filled up with cheap fuel at less than £1.10 per litre and drove for an hour to stop at Valdepenas, a small town. Walked up to the square for a coffeeRead more
Day 34 Jaen
October 12 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Set off early as we were parked on the street. Found a street eventually where we could park up, just. Walked up through the outskirts of town and got a square, where we could see a stage being set upRead more
Day 33 Granada
October 11 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Took the journey up to Granada, thought we'd have lots of tunnels but it followed the valleys mostly. Parked near the river and walked in. What a lovely place, passed a wedding on the way, had wine onRead more
Day 32 Oktoberfest
October 10 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Into town, via a market/bootsale. Checked in to see what was happening with Oktoberfest which started at 2. Had a beer and tapas nearby which was nice, then walked a bit of the beach, then up to theRead more
Day 31 Almunecar chilling
October 9 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Walked into central Almunecar and had a beer and tapas in the square. Walked to the beach further on and had a stop for some lovely sardines and a wine. Back via Aldis and the local bar, then outRead more
Day 29 west again
October 8 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Set off after topping the fuel up, a 2-hour drive it we stopped at Adra on the way for a refesh. Lots of tunnels started appearing but it was fine.Motril OK for a stop-off but that would be about it.Read more
Day 30 Almunecar
October 8 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
A short hop over to Almunecar over a windy coastal road. On arrival at the closest campsite to town we were a bit disheartened as it looked like a ramshackle place. However, it just turns out to be aRead more
Day 28 west again
October 6 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Drove south, a couple of tunnels on route and some rain. Arrived at the campsite, which, in itself was fine, but the area wasn't great. Good supermarket 5 minutes away to stock up in. We walked acrossRead more
Day 27 sea dip and brits session
October 5 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Lazy morning, had some breakfast at the bar, then set off to the coast 20 minutes away. A bit blowy but the beaches were nice, and there were camper spaces in some of the car parks. Helen went for aRead more
































































































































































































