Yesterday wasn’t a good day: nothing too awful but enough to dull our spirits a bit. It started ok with a fantastic hot shower in the lovely campsite facilities. This inspired us to start a scoring system for various necessities on our journey – more on that later. We set off on our way inRead more

Before we left home we attached a wipe clean map of Europe to our table and we mark it as we go along. We love watching the line getting longer, even though the scale is so small that sometimes it’s only half an inch. When we’re planning our routes we have to bring out allRead more

We could have stayed another night at San Sebastian but it turns out this is a holiday weekend in Spain and the place was so packed I could hear the man in the next motorhome snoring last night. A family with multiple children had been playing loudly around the vans until late and we wokeRead more

Today we tried, and failed, to do San Sebastian in a day. Our Fitbits tell us we walked 21,000 steps. Well to be truthful Shirley’s says she walked 23,000 but we can only assume it’s because she’s got shorter legs than me given that  we did the whole walk together. Poppy and Boo came withRead more

We’re in Spain! This morning we took a final walk along the waterfront at Anglet and watched in amazement as twenty or so surfers rode the massive Atlantic waves. They obviously knew something good about the tides to get them out of bed and into the sea before nine in the morning. Dogs happy andRead more

We left Moliets Plage in good time and set off towards Tarnos near Bayonne and the Motorhome dealer I’d found on the Internet. Just as our trusty Chinese cheapo Truckers’ Satnav told us that we were close to our destination a massive rainstorm hit. Shirley who was driving at the time, could barely see whereRead more

We have two best friends when it comes to finding places to stay. The first is All the Aires and the second is the ACSI Card and book. The ACSI scheme lets you stay on campsites out of season at a reduced rate. After our problem with the leisure batteries we decided to go toRead more

We wandered up into LaBastide d’Armagnac square on Saturday afternoon to find the demonstration of Tai Chi and Chinese Calligraphy. We felt a little shy, as this was an event organised by, and for, the local community. We needn’t have worried – we were welcomed warmly and invited to sit in a circle to watchRead more

We spent two nights at the delightful Aire in St Dizant. We seemed to be on a big piece of land belonging to the village shop and the shop sign included a welcome to visiting motorhomers. We were happy to buy our daily bread, some fruit and a box of ice creams from the lovelyRead more

The best advice for  motorhomers is to move on from anywhere that doesn’t feel comfortable. The French Aires de Camping Car are completely different to rest Aires on the motorways. For a start they are generally much safer and the local community provides them to encourage people to come and visit. We’ve had a lotRead more