Going foreign!

With the days getting shorter and cooler, our Caribbean-thinned blood suggested that it was time to head south and find some sunshine.

We stayed near Dover, and took the opportunity to visit Canterbury and it's famous cathedral. From here it was a short journey on the ferry to Calais, which we could see clearly from Dover port.

Our first over-night stop was in Forges-les-Eaux, Normandy where we stayed in a municipal motorhome aire, which is a dedicated parking place just on the edge of a town, and normally with electric and water. We celebrated our arrival in France with a local cider and kir in a bar.Read more