Quiet day in Kilchurn
June 1, 2025 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
We are staying in a beautiful part of Scotland. We had a slow start to the day. Made Paul a nice hot breakfast. A soft roll toasted with scrambled eggs, mushrooms and baked beans on top. Nice having aRead more
A day in Ayr
June 3, 2025 in Scotland ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
The best breakfast ever! Our BnB hot is a chef. So imagine my pleasure.. Ro, checkout the copy of Mrs Beeton’s. Not as old as my copy. This one is a second edition.
Went for a walk along the beachRead more
Ayr to Ruthin
Jun 3–5, 2025 in Scotland ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
A very long drive today. Again very pretty.
We stopped in Windermere in the Lakes District. Bowness, home of Beatrix Potter. Very pretty little village BUT crowded with people come to tour the lakeRead more
Ayr
June 3, 2025 in Scotland ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
Drove from Kilchrun through towards Peter Scott’s hometown near Glasgow. Mugdock! Lovely area. See why Peter loves it so much. Just like Belli Park. No shops, no pubs but absolutely beautiful housesRead more
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
June 5, 2025 in Wales ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
One of the reasons we picked to do a drive was to stop at places like this.
We started at the source of the canal that feeds the Shropshire Union Canal with water. No one else there except us.Read more
Roaming around the villages in Wales
June 5, 2025 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Spent the rest of the day visiting a beautiful castle and then a little Welsh village. Had lunch here too.
Note that no names are being used cause these Welshmen can’t write English words!! TheyRead more
Driving from wales to England
June 6, 2025 in England ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Only one thing I wanted to do on this trip was go visit the Wedgewood factory in Stoke-on-Trent. Did not disappoint.
Only thing was discovering that all the Royal Albert is made in Indonesia!Read more
Newton Purcell
June 7, 2025 in England ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Dropped in to see where Paul spent his 6 months of agricultural exchange when he was a wee young man.
Took only a couple of seconds for Caroline to recognise Paul and we were sitting at the kitchenRead more
Sunday. Drop off car day.
June 8, 2025 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Can’t believe it’s been over 3 weeks and nearly a month since we left. It means we are a third through our trip already.
Stopped in Esher to see a dear friend from Rio Tinto. Ania is back in theRead more
Two days in Paris
June 9, 2025 in France ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The best part about Paris is waiting for Kate to fly in!
The Eurostar train was a dream. So easy to transfer from the Paris central station to the metro, except for the stairs and heavy bags.
FoodRead more
Van pick up day of dramas
June 11, 2025 in France ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Decided to do laundry while we had time to spare before we picked up the camper van.
Paul went off to find a Resmed shop to buy a new hose for his apnoea machine. Got back just in time for our UberRead more
Camping Huttopia Rambouillet
Jun 12–14, 2025 in France ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Fixed most of the problems in the van! Yay!!! I have three gas burners.
Drove westwards of Paris towards Versailles. We are again in a lovely campground. I love the hedge they plant around the siteRead more
Versaille
June 13, 2025 in France ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Booked in for a 2pm visit. No places to park a motor home. We finally found some space 1km away. It is very hot and humid.
Versailles is breathtaking! The size and opulence is beyond belief.
TheRead more
Paul’s photos of Versailles
June 13, 2025 in France ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Chartres and beyond
June 14, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Early morning departure after a cracker of a thunder last night. The noise is much louder when you have nothing much between you and the sky!!
Got to the Cathedral in Chartres of the Virgin Mary.Read more
Chinon to Avanton
June 15, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Slow wake up and a breakfast of banana pancakes with the beautiful view for company.
Headed off to the centre of Chinon to Henry II’s fortress. Cheez that man got around! Don’t know if youRead more
La Rochelle
June 16, 2025 in France ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Apparently the place where the Germans hid their U Boats during WWII. Unfortunately it is a naval base and the public are not allowed there.
One German officer built a bunker close by and that’sRead more
Maison du Berneuilh - Vignobles Noriega
June 17, 2025 in France ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Woke early and headed back to Bordeaux. We’ve all heard of Bordeaux wines as being some of the best in the world. Well how lucky are we to be able to camp for two nights in a Vineyard.
The lovelyRead more
Rest day
June 18, 2025 in France ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Have done very little today. Ate, crochet, read my book, played my Uke, ate some more…walked to the village with Paul. It’s a corker today. Thank goodness for the shade of our tree and the breeze.Read more
Lourdes
June 19, 2025 in France ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
When I was a little girl in India, my grandparents and Aunt visited Lourdes. They brought me back a rosary that glowed in the dark. It was my favourite and I fell in love with Our Lady of ImmaculateRead more
The Marian procession
June 19, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
One of this things Mary asked of Bernadette was there to be a procession of people praying.
I thinks it’s a miracle to see how many people turn up for each one. For a quiet day, there was a HUGERead more
Lourdes to Oto
June 20, 2025 in France ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We are in Spain!!!🇪🇸
Woke up tired. Not unexpected. We left early, found some yummy croissants for breakfast. I swear everyone must use the same recipe because I have not had a single badRead more
Nothing to see here
June 21, 2025 in Spain ⋅ 🌩️ 24 °C
Woke up late. Had French toast for breakfast and a walk to Borto to buy some meat for dinner.
I really wanted a rack of lamb but the lady wouldn’t sell it to me and I couldn’t figure out why. SoRead more
A half day in Barcelona
June 22, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Driving from Oto to Barcelona was lovely. Not much traffic on the road because it’s a long weekend holiday in Spain.
Some amazing scenery along the way following a beautiful river down theRead more
Le Cirques de Portelis.
June 22, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Left Spain after a short grocery shop. Check out how they sell Jamon in the supermarket.
The French Riviera here we are!!! We’ve splurged and booked at a very upmarket caravan park. More reportRead more












































































































































































































































































Traveler
Discovered my lens cover is cracked. Moisture on the inside.
Scotland is a nice country.Like Ireland.Are you going there??How did the lens cover crack?Enjoy the holiday. [The one who loves yo]
TravelerNot enough time to do Ireland. Will be back with Tony Morrisey and have him show us around his stomping grounds.