Montalivet les Bains, Gironde
27–29 апр. 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
From Lamarque we drove to the north of the Médoc (in torrential rain) then down the west coast to Montalivet where we are staying over the weekend.
We are staying in a Camping Car Park just a fewЧитать далее
Lac de Hourtin, Gironde
29–30 апр. 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We've driven through beautiful forests in western Médoc to Hourtin where we are staying just a short walk from Lac de Hourtin. This is the largest freshwater lake in France extending 11.2 miles atЧитать далее
Lège-Cap-Ferret, Gironde
30 апр.–1 мая 2024, Франция ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Fantastic weather today! We've moved out of the Médoc region of the Gironde and into the Arcachon Basin, such a beautiful forest drive.
We've arrived in Lège- Cap-Ferret where we are staying in LeЧитать далее
ПутешественникNice to see all three of you in the picture. You should teach Niska to take a photo of you and Tim 🤣 xx
La Teste-de-Buch, Gironde
1–2 мая 2024, Франция ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
In France 1st May is celebrated by the gift of a posy of Lilies of the Valley (muguet in French), a tradition dating back to 1561. Sellers were lining the roads.
But we've had torrential rain for mostЧитать далее
Dune du Pilat, Gironde
2 мая 2024 г., Франция ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Sunshine is back!
We have driven by the Dune du Pilat in the Arcachon bay today. It's the largest sand dune in Europe and a very popular tourist destination. We've climbed it twice before on differentЧитать далее
Gastes, Landes
2–3 мая 2024, Франция ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We are now in the Landes department, staying in Gaste on the shores of Lac de Biscarosse et Parentis. It's such a beautiful location and we love our stops by the water. We've taken full advantage ofЧитать далее
Mimizan Plage, Landes
3–4 мая 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We've hardly driven any distance today, just 10 miles to our weekend spot at Mimizan Plage. We are parked up on the edge of the forest and about a 15 minute walk to the town and beach, both of whichЧитать далее
Vielle-Saint-Gerons, Landes
4–5 мая 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We had torrential rain overnight and same forecast for Saturday so although we had planned to stay at Mimizan over the weekend, we felt we had exhausted our walking opportunities and decided to edge aЧитать далее
Labenne, Landes
5–6 мая 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Continuing to meander south at a leisurely pace , we are in Labenne today. Had lovely weather (till a torrential rainstorm hit us as we were walking back from the beach).
Lovely walk through theЧитать далее
Anglet, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
6–7 мая 2024, Франция ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Today we are staying in the lovely town of Anglet just north of Biarritz. We stayed here in our first motorhome in July 2014 and it was good to return. This is a popular surfing and holidayЧитать далее
Hendaye, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
7 мая 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We started driving the west coast of France last Autumn and picked up the route on this holiday. Today we did the last leg which was beautifully picturesque through Biarritz, Bidart, St Jean de LuzЧитать далее
Sare, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
7–8 мая 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Our first stopover in the western foothills of the Pyrénées is at Sare which is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd. En route we hopped in and out of Spain.
It's a really charmingЧитать далее
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Pyrénées-Atlant
8–9 мая 2024, Франция ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
It's a public holiday in France today and tomorrow (VE day and Ascension day respectively), so the roads are very busy; everyone is out enjoying themselves and motorhome parking in popular touristЧитать далее
Gorges de Kakuetta, Saint Engrâce
9–10 мая 2024, Франция ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We had another walk around the beautiful town of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port this morning, very busy again on this public holiday. As we got back on the road crossing the Col d'Osquich and headed furtherЧитать далее
Col de la Pierre Saint-Martin, Pyrénées
10 мая 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We've traversed several mountain passes today, so travelling slowly along narrow and very winding roads and being rewarded with the most terrific scenery (and lots of ear popping!). Our first pass wasЧитать далее
Lac de Fabrèges, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
10–11 мая 2024, Франция ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We found a fantastic free park up at Lac de Fabrèges in Laruns, high in the mountains. Of course we have great views and lovely lakeside walks and as it's the weekend it's popular, so motorhomes andЧитать далее
Col d'Aubisque, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
11 мая 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We took a drive on the Col d'Aubisque mountain pass this morning in glorious sunshine. It's steep, winding, narrow and with the reward of the most incredible views. It's popular with cyclists, alotЧитать далее
Laruns, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
11–12 мая 2024, Франция ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Our park up today is at Laruns. We're close to both the town and numerous hiking trails and we have wonderful views. It's been hot today, it feels like a storm may be brewing!
Laruns (Sunday morning)
12 мая 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We were in no rush to leave Laruns this morning so we had a walk into town to visit the very busy boulangerie...worth queuing for our bread and chocolatines (which we ate immediately!)
Pierrefitte-Nestalas, Hautes-Pyrénées
12–13 мая 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We have driven past Lourdes today (we visited in 2014, the pilgrimage site is well worth a visit but there are way too many tacky gift shops) to get to Pierrefitte-Nestalas in the central PyrénéesЧитать далее
Pierrefitte-Nestalas (Monday morning)
13 мая 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Yesterday the mountains were shrouded in mist but today we have sunshine and clear blue skies and the mountains are in clear view.
We had a walk into town after breakfast to buy our daily bread. WeЧитать далее
Col d'Aspin, Hautes-Pyrénées
13 мая 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Once on the road we drove back to Lourdes to fill up with LPG then we headed to the Col d'Aspin en route to our next stop. We had thought there may be a possibility we wouldn't take the Col because ofЧитать далее
ПутешественникThanks Wendy, hope you had a lovely weekend at Lyndon Top x
ПутешественникWe did thanks, but it was too exposed, and Willow was too hot, so we left a bit early. A mountain breeze would suit her better lol x
Arreau , Hautes-Pyrénées
13–14 мая 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We are staying in the absolutely charming mountain town of Arreau today and tonight. The historic heart of the town is full of buildings with remarkable architecture. On the main street, many of theЧитать далее
Mauvezin, Hautes-Pyrénées
14–15 мая 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We had torrential rain overnight and similar forecast for the next week as well as a dramatic drop in temperature! So we have decided to move out of the mountains and head north. Of course that meansЧитать далее
Marciac, Gers
15–16 мая 2024, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We've said goodbye to the Pyrénées today, maybe our favourite region in France and moved into the Gers department; it was a beautiful drive.
We're staying in Marciac, this is a lovely bastide townЧитать далее
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The chicken is a naturist, I see 😮
ПутешественникMy French is pretty good but when we approached this area and we kept seeing signs 'naturiste' I just assumed it meant an area with nice nature. We kept our eyes straight ahead on the road 😉
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