Another September another trip to the Ludlow food festival, sans Haakers again, but this time with mother and Dad, who had been touring the highways and byways of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire. We had successfully booked in with Mrs Woman, and made a prompt departure via the beautiful M6 Toll road. Extremely luckily the weather was fine and we had a warm welcome on the (empty … Continue reading Ludlow with the folks
More than 1100 miles later and time to head north. Enough time has passed now to have got over the dramas we encountered. We took the autoroute north, still in searing heat, ready to clock up many more kms on the way to our stopover in Beaune. I collected some randomness in French along the way: We paused to refresh and rehydrate We stopped in … Continue reading Drama on the Drive Home
So, what did we know about Aigues Mortes before we went there? Not a deal. Read that it was a walled town, cobbly streets, restaurants a plenty, with car parking beyond the walls. What’s not to like? We took off through the Camargue’s marais again and hooked a right. Many a salt pan and vineyard were bypassed en route, the waterways were lovely The last … Continue reading Aigues Mortes
What a start to the day! Previous evening’s forgetfulness meant a croissant free brekkie – but away to Avignon and the north. According to Google’s recommended parking spots, if we follow the ring road, Parking de L’Italie should see us right, but sadly not. A double navigation scenario eventually got us out of the one way system and across the river to the park and … Continue reading Avignon and the Parasol Near Death Experience
A nice meander through the village is always a good shout. We never explored the shortcut from le camping and we never sampled the local eateries, of which there were several judging by the roadside menus. Parking wasn’t an issue, plenty of room down side streets and the main car park, when it’s not market day, which it was. Madame made a purchase with her … Continue reading Fontvieille village and a bit of Arles, eventually
The majestic Pont du Gard, Roman treasure and visitor attraction just under an hour away from Fontvieille, of which we knew nowt, seemed like a good way to bypass the midday canicule, if only for the chance of enjoying the vehicular aircon and taking a few cheeky snaps. We had no idea what to expect, if anything beyond the actual bridge, so to discover you … Continue reading Pont du Gard
The Camargue was definitely on our list of spots to visit and once we’d had a few days to acclimatise to the scorching heat we decided to take a bit of a drive. First stop, with free parking in a kind of lay by outside (no shade mind) was the Parc Ornithologique du Pont de Gau, where we knew we could see some ‘mingoes. It … Continue reading Camargue and Saintes Maries de la Mer
