We’ve had a whole winter at home in Scotland. Regular readers of this blog will know that we planned this after two winters touring southern Europe. I remember saying some silly things like, “Being in the south all the time is lovely but I do miss the different seasons.” Clearly I was deluded. It’s beenRead more
I suppose this is cheating as I’m writing a blog post from our living room rather than from our motorhome but it seems appropriate somehow to mark the end of another year of adventures. It’s been another great year in our half-way world between long term touring in a motorhome and living in our cosyRead more
Mary goes off piste and the satnav turns filthy After we left Moissac, Mary decided that it was time she branched out on her own and did a bit of solo exploring. France is a wonderful country for motorhomers and you are spoiled for choice with numerous places to park up for the night inRead more
Misty moisty mornings and hot afternoons It’s autumn in France and we’re struggling to adjust to the rapid changes of temperature that each day brings. The one who does the morning dog walk puts on a variety of warm clothes and leaves the van reluctantly with two excited little dogs. Before long all three returnRead more
Culture, climbing and curious encounters Recently I mentioned the heat… Carcassonne was even hotter and it was full of people. There were the usual tourists supplemented by some sort of huge get together for young entrepreneurs. Add to that coach loads of school children and you get the picture – the narrow streets of theRead more
Taking time to live the simple life There were a few places we really wanted to show Mary on our tour around France and one of them was Chusclan. This was one of the first Aires we ever tried and the generosity of the local wine co-operative amazed us. Since then we have visited manyRead more
Greetings Blog Watchers! It’s been a month since you’ve heard from us and as we promised to let you know about our return to the UK and decisions about the future we’re back with news to share. We landed back in the UK on the 25th of April in Newhaven after a stomach-churning crossing fromRead more
We drove away from our old home and left it to its new owners at the end of September 2017. Today is Easter Sunday, April 1st 2018 and we have been on this current adventure for six months. We still have a month to go before we return to Scotland so I’ll save the writingRead more
We loved our three nights up in the hills and, as always, we felt a little sad when we drove away and crossed the bridge over the river Guadiana into Spain. It’s not that we don’t love Spain – just that we’ve loved Portugal so much that it was hard to leave it. Travelling slowlyRead more
As we left Gastes we decided to give ourselves a small treat – a weekend on a campsite. Consulting the ACSI book we decided on Camping Larouletta on the French side of the Pyrenees, just five miles from the Spanish border. The day before we had discovered that our wastewater valve was leaking and weRead more