The Dower House

After our first season at Dower House its time to begin our travels. We were hit by a learner driver in April and the parts are finally in for the repairs to be done, so after dropping off ourRead more
Back in birmingham

A pretty uneventful journey back except for the bouts of torrential rain. A homemade shepherds pie was waiting for us which was most gratefully received. Over the next few days we will be makingRead more
Back at Dower House.

Had the call on Monday that the repairs to the motorhome would all be completed and ready to collect today. Left Birmingham around noon after spending the last 3 weeks catching up with family andRead more
Eurotunnel Folkestone

Finally! Only 3 weeks behind schedule due to the over run of the repairs to the motorhome. Picked her up yesterday afternoon and spent the night back at Dower House. Thanks to Tom and family for anRead more
Le Touquet

Great service through eurotunnel again, such an easy process. Both still suffering at the moment, Jayne with the flu while I am recovering from a bought of Man Flu! Because of that we didn't want toRead more
Cucq

Having both woke up on Friday still feeling a little under the weather, especially Jayne, we decided to spend the day where we were at Le Touquet. As I said, Jayne was feeling particularly poorly soRead more
St Romain De Colbosc

Saturday and Sunday spent on the aire here, both still feeling less than 100%. Anyway yesterday afternoon we took a stroll into the local town. Looks like the town is extending rapidly with newRead more
Longues Sur Mer

Headed West about 140km from St Romain to Longues Sur Mer today crossing the Pont de Normandie bridge, mainly because I want to see some of the Normandy landing beaches and relics from WW2. As soon asRead more
Mont St Michel

After arriving at the aire and partaking of a spot of lunch, baguette with brie and ham, the rain continued to fall heavily and its forecast for the same tomorrow so the afternoon was spent decidingRead more
Le Poirè sue Vie

So we didn't actually make Mont St Michel this morning for 2 reasons. Firstly neither one of us woke until 10am and secondly the weather was awful. Heavy rain and wind. We decided that it was time toRead more
La Rochelle

For the first time this week the rain stopped and the sun came out. Arrived at the aire and chose our spot. Then after a spot of lunch we went for a walk around the town. Strolled down to the sea andRead more
Ľaire automatisée de Pont-Neuf

After another night of heavy rain we woke to a dry morning, Jayne made breakfast while I set up the ITV hub for the rugby. To add to the disappointment of losing to South Africa the rain started againRead more
Roullet Saint Estèphe

Finally had to admit defeat and leave La Rochelle. Last night was interesting to say the least as we did get the high winds and heavy rain that was forecast. Shame as it is such an interesting placeRead more
Biscarrosse

Mixed weather on the way here, motorways were a bit waterlogged so came off and drove through the centre of Bordaeux. That was an experience! Quiet little aire tonight, just one other motorhomeRead more
Dantxarinea

Crossed the border into Spain, the weather is still pretty awful which made crossing the mountains a lot of fun (to say the least). Nice little aire on the border crossing with lots of shops. AmazingRead more
Olite

So we left the border town of Dantxarinea this morning again in heavy rain and headed south of Pamplona. Arrived just in time for lunch and as the sun came out, however we were disturbed by a UkranianRead more
Arguedas

Well it was worth the move. The aire here is nestled under the cave house that were built toward the end of the 19th century and were only abandoned in the 1960's. There's a few more motorhomes here,Read more
Camping Camino De Santiago

What a stunning drive across country from Arguedas. Came through the Rioja region, fields of bright red grape vines as far as the eye could see. The road was smooth black tarmac for most of theRead more
Castillo De Castrojeriz

Sun is shining and we can see the castle through the windscreen of the motorhome. A perfect day for a walk up to take in the views from the top. The road petered out about a third of the way up andRead more
La Alberca

Not long after arriving on the aire the rain came down and the mist rolled in. It got so that we couldn't see the end of the aire. Anyway, after a spot of lunch and watching the rain we decided toRead more
Unhais Da Serra

Another stunning drive from our last stop in Spain across the border into Portugal. We dropped around 600m in height and most of the roads were through vast forested areas. The temperature has risenRead more
Barill D'Alva Aire

It was about an hours drive to get to this aire and we dropped another 400m in altitude. The temperature got warmer although the roads continued to be her narrow and winding. We passed through someRead more
Costa De Lavos

Arrived around 2.30 to quite misty surroundings however it feels pretty warm. Before we do anything we are sitting down to a lunch of ham & cheese baguette and minestrone soup. Feeling a little tiredRead more