First city stopover! Valladolid!
February 3 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
After lunch we continued our journey south west and after a small sat nav hic up we found ourselves in the city of Valladolid. We were tired and a bit fed up of driving so we ate a fab dinner and wentRead more
Still making our way South!
February 3 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
We slowly made our way through Spain to our lunch stop. The scenery is so different in Spain but still the same as in vines as far as the eye can see, beautiful churches and giant bulls!!
A little different!
February 2 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
As we crossed the border we started climbing up the mountain into Spain. We found waterfalls and snow and thankfully no pirates!!! Such pretty scenery! We spent the night at Tiebas Castle which wasRead more
Closer and closer…. Spain!!
February 2 in France ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We travelled further and further through France and past some beautiful snowy mountains and finally…. Finally we crossed through the most unimpressive boarder crossing off my life into SPAIN!!!!
Lunch with a park! Mont de Marsan!
February 2 in France ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Today after a long trip through yet more vineyards and a lot more Chateau’s we found ourselves in a little car park having huge chicken salad sandwiches for lunch. We then took the boys for a run inRead more
Tiny village, large church!
February 1 in France ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
We spent the night in Castillion la Bataille which sound mighty but is in fact 2 roads and a car park where we were. We have a bang up dinner, walked and explored in the rain and slept rather well….Read more
Chateau anyone??
February 1 in France ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
After lunch we continued our journey south and suddenly fields gave way to vines and we found ourselves in wine country! The landscape became vines as far as the eye could see with a plentiful supplyRead more
A lovely riverside lunch with a Yank!
February 1 in France ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
We stopped in a beautiful park up for lunch today in Confolens and whilst walking next to the river we stumbled across an American. He was from Pensilvania and had lived in France for 13 years. TheRead more
Zoo park up!
February 1 in France ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
We stayed the night at the Zoo Parc de Beauval. They have a huge area for campervans that has flat ground and bins but we arrived in the dark!
We awoke late the next morning to the sound of the wolvesRead more
Only a small one!
January 31 in France ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Chartres has possibly one of the biggest cathedrals we have ever seen. Finished in 1210 it dominates the skyline as you drive into Chartres and takes up the entire centre. A catholic cathedral that isRead more
Tudor buildings everywhere!
January 31 in France ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Now Matt and I both grew up near to Shakespeares,, Stratford upon Avon so we are used to Tudor buildings but the buildings that remain from that period in Chartres are stunning! One is from 1500Read more
Chartres! First the city walls
January 31 in France ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
We stopped for lunch in the beautiful city of Chartres. We first past through the remains of the old city walls that were started in the 9th century and completed in the 12th century to be almostRead more
When your bed is full of travellers!!
January 31 in France ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
We rocked up at the official Aire in Gournay -en-Bray to find it had been taken over by travellers to the point where the hose for filling your water was hooked up to their washing machine….. asRead more
P and O pie rating!
January 30 in England ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
We were very pleasantly surprised by the clean, spacious, lovely P and O ferry. We had a cuppa and a good wonder through the duty free. 90 mins flew by.
Dover Port
January 30 in England ⋅ 🌬 7 °C
After a very easy trip through the biggest port I have ever been through… we are on the way to France!🇫🇷
