Cap Gris Nez
June 17, 2018 in France ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
After leaving Rouen we had about 2 hours in total to the EuroTunnel terminal so we stopped off about 20 minutes short for a brief and very windy walk to Cap Gris Nez a few miles west of Calais.Read more
Rouen
June 16, 2018 in France ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
After a couple of hours driving, and a couple of breaks in the aires for drink and a picnic we arrived in Rouen. Roadworks made us detour to a different car park but a short walk later we were in ourRead more
Grebe avec le cou noir
June 14, 2018 in France ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
We returned to the Parc de la Brenne for more brilliant bird watching yesterday. Highlights included a night heron and watching some baby purple herons in their nest... but by far the best half hourRead more
Venice Verte
June 13, 2018 in France ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Wednesday was a brilliant day :-) we got up and drove two hours to france’s ‘green venice’... a wetland/ canal complex which you can explore by boat. We hired a two-person boat for 3 hours andRead more
National Park La Brenne
June 12, 2018 in France ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Today dawned sunny and bright so we decided to visit the National Park de la Brenne, which is basically a network of lakes interspersed with ancient woodland. First stop of the day was a great birdRead more
Angles sur l'Anglin
June 11, 2018 in France ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Walking was the order and of the day, so we drove into Angles sur l’Anglin to set off on the waymarked yellow route. The village is a perfect mixture of castle ruins and old houses with classicRead more





































