Wissant, Pas de Calais

Our first night stop on another meandering through beautiful France.
We had to have a walk down to the beach, beautiful as ever, Niska had a great run around after sitting very quietly (mostlyЧитать далее
Esquerdes, Pas de Calais

After a couple of stops to get groceries and fresh water we found a very nice free stopover in Esquerdes by the Salle de Fetes which was formerly a Gunpowder Factory. It was next to a park with a lakeЧитать далее
Péronne, Somme

Heading south today's drive was through farmland and industrial areas so not terribly scenic but we did find another great free stopover in Péronne which has tons of history . Few towns in FranceЧитать далее
Corbeny, Aisne

It was rainy this morning so we decided not to walk into town to the boulangerie. Instead we stopped en route at Holnon to get our bread and by the time we stopped at our park up we had beautiful warmЧитать далее
Saint Marie-du-lac-Nuisement, Marne

Beautiful weather again today and we found a great spot to stay in another tiny village through which the River Blaise runs. Great, long riverside walks although we had to divert into the village whenЧитать далее
La Ville aux Bois, Aube

We had intended to travel further than we did today but we found a really charming place where we stopped for lunch and decided to stay overnight. Ville aux Bois is the smallest commune in the AubeЧитать далее
Chateauvillain, Haute Marne

We stocked up on groceries at Brienne le Chateau and filled our tank with diesel then headed south to Chateauvillain. Another free park up in a very interesting historic town for us to explore .
Mirébeau sur Bèze, Côte d'Or

Our drive today took us largely through forests to another village stopover at Mirébeau sur Bèze. Our park up is in a quiet corner of this pretty town with some very nice walks. We have a good noseЧитать далее
Chateau-Chalon, Jura

We had a stop in Dole this morning to get LPG and top up on cheap diesel then a lunch stop at Domblans. Not far away up a winding hill road we stopped at the Beau Village of Chateau-Chalon ,Читать далее
Abbaye Notre Dame de Dombes, Rhône

We had a lunch stopover in Cousance where we stayed once before in October 2017. We bought bread and pastries from the boulangerie and used the free services here and got back on the road after lunch.Читать далее
Yzeron, Rhône

We had a very picturesque drive through the Auvergne-Rhône-Alps region to get to our park up in the mountains at Yzeron.
We are parked by Lake Ronzey so beautiful walks that also took us into theЧитать далее
Le Puy en Velay, Haute-Loire

We are in the absolutely beautiful town of Puy en Velay. It is the starting point of the Via Podensis, one of the 4 French pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela.
The town is steeped in historyЧитать далее
Aumont Aubrac, Lozère

We had another very scenic drive today, mountains, plateaux and pine forests following as closely as we can the Via Podensis to take us to our destination at Aumont Aubrac.
The village has lots ofЧитать далее
Entraygues sur Truyère, Aveyron

We have driven down from the mountains today into the valley to continue following the Via Podensis and to take advantage of the opportunity to do a food shop for the week.
The route was incrediblyЧитать далее
Entraygues sur Truyère, Aveyron

We decided to stay another day by the river in this beautiful village. We did lots of walking to see all this place has to offer and we enjoyed our rest day (not sure what we're resting from 😉).
Boisse Penchot, Aveyron

We've only driven a fairly short distance (35 miles) today to another beautiful spot in Aveyron and our drive was very scenic, we are very much enjoying this region.
Our stopover in Boisse Penchot isЧитать далее
Bardigues, Tarn et Garonne

Another beautifully scenic drive today to arrive at Bardigues. This very beautiful village was quite off the beaten track and provided a very pleasant free park up. Just us and Danish travellersЧитать далее
Saint-Clar, Gers

We had a stop in St Clar to top up with fresh water. We hadn't intended to travel along this road but a road closure and a deviation took us on a different route than we had planned.
The Aire whereЧитать далее
La Romieu, Gers

We are staying in a Beau Village on the Via Podensis (we met quite a few pilgrims passing through) that we previously visited in Spring 2022. It was nice to reacquaint ourselves with this reallyЧитать далее
Arzacq-Arraziguet, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

We had some torrential storms this morning (managed to take Niska out and have a trip to the boulangerie before the rains hit); by the time we parked up at our location for the day at lunchtime warmЧитать далее
Navarrenx, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

We went off plan today, originally heading to St-Jean-Pied-de-Port (the final stop on the Via Podensis) we came upon the very charming Beaux Village of Navarrenx where we stopped for lunch thenЧитать далее
Roncesvalles, Navarre

Coming to the end of the Via Podensis today with a drive to St-Jean-Pied-de-Port (we stayed here in the Spring, a very beautiful place). Our onward journey is across the border to Northern Spain whereЧитать далее
Ayegui, Navarre

We had a lunch stop at the site of a monastery and a wine museum in Ayegui. We were joined by the Morgan owners club; made a wonderful sight! Most on UK plates but a few from Europe.
San Vicente de La Sonsierra, La Rioja

We wre staying today in San Vicente de la Sonsierra which is at the foot of the beautiful village of Briones.
Our park up is below the town next to the park and the medieval bridge over the EbroЧитать далее
Santo Domingo de la Calzada, La Rioja

We had a stop this morning in Santo Domingo de Calzada a popular way stop on the Camino Frances for pilgrims.
We had a walk around the town to see some of its notable buildings.....and to get breadЧитать далее
ПутешественникI am sitting here with a broken foot following your new adventure with great envy 🤕
ПутешественникOh no a broken foot, is there a story of great daring attached to that or just something very ordinary 😉
ПутешественникI dared to help out with some building work at my daughter's house renovation and fell over pushing sand on a wheel barrow, I wish I had stayed in France 😁