Tag: river
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St Jean Pied de Port
GK Tours. Day 12 Thursday Friday 15th November 2024 Cap Breton to St Jean Pied de Port. We had a very lazy start this morning, I popped out to the bread van at 9am for two baguettes and some croissants. There’s something special about having them brought to you , feels a bit like cheating.…
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Cap Breton
GK Tours. Day 11 Thursday 14th November 2024 Montfort to Cap Breton This morning was chilly and the grass was very damp but no frost, which, I have to say I was half expecting. Meg and I took a walk down to the river to see if the white birds were still on the tree,…
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Pau
GK Tours. Day 10 Wednesday 13th November Cadillac sur Garonne to Montfort via Pau We had a nice lazy start this morning, I took Meg for a walk around the village and Gareth gave the van a good sweep. Pau was our next destination, it’s quite big but lacks any good places to stop close…
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Cadillac sur Garonne.
GK Tours. Day 9 Tuesday 12th November Royan to Cadillac sur Garonne. This morning started lovely and sunny, but very chilly. After depleting our supply of clean garments it was time to find a laundry. We identified a couple, one was within the complex of a very big supermarket. Well, first we had to find…
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Cognac
GK Tours. Day 6 & 7 Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th November Ile de Re to Cognac Saturday After an overcast start, the sun eventually broke through the clouds as we set off for a walk to the local town. It’s accessible from the beach so we let Meg have a run, and a roll…
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Montech, Perigueux and Niort
28th to 30th Oct 2025 Montech, Perigueux and Niort, France Reluctantly we left sunny Spain and Roses behind, starting our return journey towards Roscoff. We’ve settled for long drives on the motorways where possible to cut down the time. Late on Tuesday we stopped in another Camping Car Park Aire just outside a village called…
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Pont L’Abbe and Josselin
Day 7 & 8, 12 & 13 Oct 2025 Pont L’Abbe & Josselin, Brittany We’ve had a couple of lovely lazy days. Sunday Yesterday, we were intending to visit Quimper until we realised we’d visited earlier this year on our way back from our Christmas break in Spain! Doh! So we passed through and carried…
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Locornan & Audierne
Day 6, 11 Oct 2025 Locornan & Audierne, Brittany While we were getting ready to go this morning, Meg decided to dig her way to Australia through the sandy bank around the beach – meaning she had to have a wipe down from all the sand on her face! And the beach was being set…
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Sedan
Day 87. 20.6.23 Metz, France to Sedan France via Luxembourg and Belgium. We weren’t sure if we were going to spend another night in Metz so this morning we spoke with the campsite reception and asked if we could pay for 2 nights though we might leave early. They were very kind and said that…
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Metz
Day 86. 19.6.23. Freiburg Im Breisgau, Germany to Metz, France. Due to the heat we decided not to look around Freiburg Im Breisgau and instead headed towards Metz. It was a choice of hiding in the shade or travelling in the heat to somewhere a little cooler north. It was very warm in the van,…