Motorhome
Olite
The first time I came to Olite was with a group of friends, about five years ago, to visit the Bodegas Ochoa. It was a beautiful sunny weekend coinciding with the town’s annual fiesta,and we all had a great time. Unfortunately for us, Beatriz was in Japan at the time, so we missed her. Given … Read more
Blowing a gale in Pamplona
We’re still in Pamplona, and it’s blowing a gale. It started this morning and hasn’t stopped all day. According to the forecasts its going to carry on into tomorrow, when it’s going to rain as well. Our high-sided van has been rocking about all over the place, it’s like being on on a boat. It … Read more
A day out in Pamplona
We were up bright and early this morning for our day out in Pamplona. We caught the number 17 bus, and before we knew it we were in the old town. Our first port of call was the tourist information centre, to get a map of the town. It wasn’t very well signposted, but we … Read more
Pamplona
Another driving day today. Last night’s site was very good, it had all the facilities we needed, and it was in a quiet area so we got a good night’s sleep in. This morning we sorted out the van (dumped waste, filled up with water, washed windscreen etc) before starting out on the 200 mile … Read more
Créon
Today we were up early, and arrived at the Centre de la Mémoire d’Oradour as it opened. For those of you who didn’t do your homework, Oradour-sur-Glane is the site of a Nazi atrocity committed on 10th June 1944 (four days after D-Day), where 642 unarmed men, women and children were rounded up and massacred. Of … Read more
Oradour-sur-Glane
Just a very brief update today as we’ve spent most of the day driving, and there’s nothing exciting to report. We’re parked up in another free aire at Oradour-sur-Glane, near Limoges. Tomorrow morning we will be going to the memorial museum, the Centre de la Mémoire d’Oradour. Your homework before tomorrow’s blog update is to … Read more
Provins
The heavens opened overnight last night, but I do enjoy laying there listening to the sound of the rain bouncing off the roof. We left Arras and made the 160 mile journey to Provins, a UNESCO World Heritage site to the east of Paris. We let the satnav take us on the toll roads, but … Read more
Arras
We left Canterbury at 9am, and I have to say that the motorhome facility was well thought out – the local council have done a great job. Within half an hour we were in Folkestone, and were put onto an earlier train. The train was only half full and the ride was uneventful. I quickly … Read more
Canterbury
The past couple of days have been quite stressful, but all’s gone to plan thank goodness. Yesterday morning the removal men were round first thing to take our furniture into storage. Some final bits such as crockery were put up in the loft, other stuff loaded into the car to be taken to the van, … Read more