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Jour 28
mardi 14 janvier 2025 à 11:24
☀️ 4 °C
Altitude: 1 006 m
Espagne Robledo 38.770695, -2.44623438°46’15” N 2°26’46” W
Camp 24 Robledo
14 janvier, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
Camp 24 Robledo parked up in a super aire in an old railway station, now a rural hotel on the Toute of Don Quixote. After a fabulous scenic route from our last camp the scenery was about as good as it gets for the duration over the Pass del Aire, the longest twistiest pass yet. Not sure where we are heading tomorrow will check weather and map tonight.En savoir plus
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Jour 29
mercredi 15 janvier 2025 à 14:21
☀️ 10 °C
Altitude: 825 m
Espagne Alarcón 39.547138, -2.07878639°32’50” N 2°4’44” W
Camp 25 Alarcon
15 janvier, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Camp 25 Alarcon, parked up next to the Torre de Armas looking onto Alarcon castle. What a superb wild spot. Did a shortish drive today 90 miles, called at Aldi to restock and an aire to empty waste and fill water ready for another week of wild camping. Alarcon is amazing built in the 13th century surrounded on all sides by a very deep gorge, apart from the narrow stretch we are parked on which was protected by the Torre de Amas fortification and a further gated entrance. Had a nice walk around the village, deserted as usual at this time of year but can imagine will be packed in summer. Had short 5 mile walk along the gorge to 2 further towers protecting the peninsula from the opposite side. Now our view is of a beautiful lit up castle.En savoir plus
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Jour 30
jeudi 16 janvier 2025 à 11:42
☀️ 3 °C
Altitude: 910 m
Espagne San Blas 40.324444, -1.16524640°19’28” N 1°9’55” W
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Camp 26 Rambla Barrachina
16 janvier, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Camp 26 parked up in the Aragonese Colorado Canyon Rambla Barrachina and what an amazing place. Set off from Alarcon stopped at a nice park spot enroute to walk a small canyon. The stream running through the gorge was frozen solid. Strange weather up here in the hills freezing air temperatures but hot in the sun once it comes up. Step into the shade and the temps drop to freezing again. Found this canyon on park4night with a drive down a river bed on tracks into the canyon and the scenery just gets more stunning.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Great photo
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VoyageurIt looks more like somewhere in 🇺🇸
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VoyageurThat tree looked like a bonsai in comparison to the cliffs.
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Jour 31
vendredi 17 janvier 2025
☀️ 3 °C
Altitude: 1 008 m
Andorre Torrent del Forn 42.502144, 1.51591642°30’8” N 1°30’57” E
Camp 27 Andorra
17 janvier, Andorre ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Nice relaxing day in Andorra La Vella doing a lot of duty free shopping then found a nice walk up the mountain behind us to a Miradour view point. Had we had more time we could have gone 3 times higher on a round route to 2 further view points but we wanted to get back for a relax in the swimming pool and jacuzzi. 2 nights spent here topping up duty free shopping, water, washing, waste emptying and a 2 day break before we set off again following what sun we can find. The drive here from the stunning red canyon took us through freezing fog, an hour of driving through snow to arrive here back in sunshine. We were going to stop halfway but with the weather just carried on. Cos we can.En savoir plus
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Jour 33
dimanche 19 janvier 2025
☁️ 12 °C
Altitude: 102 m
France La Cité 43.200157, 2.35278843°12’1” N 2°21’10” E
Camp 28 Carcassonne
19 janvier, France ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Camp 28 Carcassonne. Left Andorra this morning over the pass through the ski resort to follow a weather gap towards Carcassonne. Now parked up in a very nice aire 15 minute walk from the beautiful walled castle town of Carcassonne.En savoir plus
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Jour 34
lundi 20 janvier 2025
🌧 7 °C
Altitude: 351 m
France Dourbie 44.095825, 3.08551944°5’45” N 3°5’8” E
Camp 29 Millau
20 janvier, France ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
Camp 29 Millau. Weather been hit n miss today with sun, cloud, rain and cold. Stopped at Castelnau-Pegayrols, a picturesque medieval village in Aveyron where we had planned to spend the night but no phone signal at all so headed to Millau. Spent 45 minutes trying to register online to gain access along with 2 other couples but now fully signed up for camping cars aires sites.En savoir plus
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VoyageurWhat’s wrong with no phone signal??
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VoyageurCan’t do updates
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Jour 35
mardi 21 janvier 2025
☁️ 10 °C
Altitude: 195 m
France Chomérac 44.707855, 4.65879844°42’28” N 4°39’32” E
Camp 30 Chomerac
21 janvier, France ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Camp 30 Chomerac enroute to Switzerland. Stopped off at the lovely old town of Aubenas on the way here. Just spotted a big castle so decided to stop off for lunch and check it out. Now parked up in another free aire in Chomerac, next stop probably somewhere around Grenoble.En savoir plus
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Jour 36
mercredi 22 janvier 2025
☁️ 9 °C
Altitude: 893 m
France Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse 45.343033, 5.81268545°20’35” N 5°48’46” E
Camp 31 Saint Pierre de Chartreuse
22 janvier, France ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Camp 31 Le Fournil de Saint Pierre de Chartreuse in the Chartreuse National Park mountains. Parked up in a super aire with water, waste and electric inclusive based in a small ski resort. Looks like they’ve had a reasonable amount of snow recently but most has gone now. Great drive up here through a gorge.En savoir plus
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Jour 37
jeudi 23 janvier 2025
☀️ 4 °C
Altitude: 1 041 m
France Chamonix 45.917728, 6.87332645°55’4” N 6°52’24” E
Camp 32 Chamonix
23 janvier, France ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
Camp 32 Chamonix after a slight detour from our last camp up to a small quiet ski area Passy -Plaine Joux up a great twisty pass where we planned to spend the night, we were pretty high up in the clouds so decided to move to more accomdating surroundings in the ski resort of Chamonix. What a lively place this is with all the skiers literally skiing almost into the centre and going for apres ski drinks.En savoir plus
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Jour 38
vendredi 24 janvier 2025
☁️ 8 °C
Altitude: 798 m
Suisse Staubbachfall 46.586476, 7.91134846°35’11” N 7°54’41” E
Camp 33 Camping Jungfrau
24 janvier, Suisse ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Camp 33 Camping Jungfrau, Lauterbrunnen based at the foot of the famous Staubbach waterfall although not a huge amount of water at present due to its frozen state high up. Great drive from Chamonix via the Montets pass and Forclaz pass, both great twisty passes with fabulous scenery, past my type of ski resorts, wide open pistes plenty of lifts and no queues, on down to Thunersee and into the massive narrow valley to Lauterbrunnen. Now set up looking out onto the Breithorn, Tschingelhornand Schilthorn moutain peaks with sheer cliffs to either side. Benji not too happy as we keep hearing loud booms like thunder which is huge lumps of ice falling from the cliff tops. 2 nights here before we set off back to the channel tunnel.En savoir plus
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VoyageurWow looks like you’re having a great time. How about going back via Munich. You could have a nice hot bath here!
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VoyageurDid think about going back via Fussen, Munich then north but only got 4 days to get to Calais from tomorrow toll free. If we had another 3 days we would have gone that way. Anyway the campsite we are on now is fabulous with very warm shower block, underfloor heating too, super hot showers just like in houses not the usual campsite showers, and we have a bath in our camper. Doing the Jungfrau train today, couldn’t not do it seeing as we are 15 mins walking from the train station.
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VoyageurBath in your camper 😃😃😃. Send a picture of it! Prob. a baby bath🤔
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Jour 39
samedi 25 janvier 2025 à 20:50
☁️ 2 °C
Altitude: 798 m
Suisse Staubbachfall 46.586457, 7.9113946°35’11” N 7°54’41” E
Camper bath
25 janvier, Suisse ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Voyageur???
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VoyageurAndrew wanted a picture of the bath in our camper
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Voyageur👍 and we’ve had a rooftop whirlpool built onto Dingo, you can't top that 😊
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VoyageurDoes it fill naturally with spring water from the sky
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Jour 39
samedi 25 janvier 2025 à 20:52
☁️ 2 °C
Altitude: 798 m
Suisse Staubbachfall 46.586453, 7.91139646°35’11” N 7°54’41” E
Jungfraujoch trip
25 janvier, Suisse ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
A fabulous day taking the cog wheel train from Lauterbrunnen to Jungfraujoch at 3454m. Dogs behaved impeccably although Benji was a little uncomfortable on the train at first but soon settled into a dogs life in a massive ski region. Views were fantastic in every direction although may look completely different in summer when all the snow has gone off the lower peaks. Best time to visit as Switzerland has to be seen in snow. Would have sledged back down had we not had the dogs and may even have had a go at skiing again as not skied for 40 years. Well worth the trip now getting ready for apres ski evening in the campsite “Weidstubli”.En savoir plus
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VoyageurYou’re only allowed to drink alcohol at the aprés ski bar aprés skiing. So I guess you had to enjoy a glass water 🤣🤣
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VoyageurBut we were apres watching ski
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Jour 40
dimanche 26 janvier 2025
Altitude: 383 m
France Northeastern Counterguard 47.642134, 6.86651147°38’32” N 6°51’59” E
Camp 34 Belfort
26 janvier, France
Camp 33 Belfort After a really scenic twisty 4 hour no motorway route from Lauterbrunnen over numerous passes, via a village called Moron Village, didn’t get a sign picture sorry Nathan, arrived at Belfort. Nice park up very close to the old town and citadel so had an evening wander around the town and fort. Next stop Luneville for tomorrow’s camp.En savoir plus
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Jour 41
lundi 27 janvier 2025
🌬 9 °C
Altitude: 224 m
France Étang du Grand Montfaucon 48.940338, 5.71781848°56’25” N 5°43’4” E
Camp Lac De Madine
27 janvier, France ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
Camp 34 Lac De Madine. Had a short stop enroute when we saw a sign at the side of the road pointing to Trenches Allemagne Down a little track. Drove down for a mile or so and found the German world war 1 trenches and craters where the French miners dug under the German lines and laid explosives. Quite strange atmosphere now all covered in forest when during the war there wasn’t a tree in site.En savoir plus
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Jour 42
mardi 28 janvier 2025
🌧 6 °C
Altitude: 210 m
Belgique Bouillon 49.790347, 5.05715549°47’25” N 5°3’26” E
Camp Boullion
28 janvier, Belgique ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
Penultimate camp on the edge of a very rainy Semois river park up. Had a good run up, called at a vets to get the dogs passports updated, bargain 99 euros for 2x health check up, 2 x tape worm tablets, 2 x rabies injection and 2 x annual general injection plus cheese and passports valid for a further 3 years. Arrived here this afternoon hoping to get to the castle and town but it hasn’t stopped raining yet. Can’t really complain because it’s the first real rain we’ve had in 6 weeks.

Just keeping an eye on the river though as it’s pretty full now with park benches 6ft into the river and we’re not much higher than the bank either.En savoir plus
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Jour 43
mercredi 29 janvier 2025
☁️ 9 °C
Altitude: 6 m
France Calais-Dunkerque Airport 50.95628, 1.92821550°57’23” N 1°55’42” E
Last camp calais
29 janvier, France ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Last camp Calais. Left a very wet Boullion after a nice walk up to the castle which was unfortunately closed so couldn’t venture to far in. This would be a lovely spot in summer though, and the river won’t be quite as close to us as it was last night, almost twice its normal width. After Boullion next stop was to be our camp tonight in the marina at Peruwelz. Yet another very nice setting but we arrived earlier than expected so after a 17 mile walk decided to carry on and park up nearer the tunnel.En savoir plus
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Jour 44
jeudi 30 janvier 2025
☀️ 5 °C
Altitude: 319 m
Angleterre Clayton 53.773959, -1.82318753°46’26” N 1°49’23” W
Camp home
30 janvier, Angleterre ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
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30 janvier 2025