This summer’s adventure was to a small unknown (to us) corner of North Brittany. The objective was to relax and chill out by the sea, with a carefully selected campsite on the beach as the main stopping point. The actual cost of getting there was something that dictated the route. Ferry crossings to nearby ports of Saint Malo or Roscoff were astronomical with the Big … Continue reading Bretagne Nord

3 hours of smooth travel found us crossing the Menai Strait and heading for Anglesey in a completely unknown and minimally prepared kind of scenario. In true Campervan Capers style, 2 weeks before Easter, I hastily contacted a few places. None of which could accommodate us satisfactorily.  A couple of them could let us in, but either with no EHU or on the grass, which, … Continue reading Anglesey at Easter

Of all the parisian excursions planned, these were the ones we (me, actually) were looking forward to the most. Reality of just rocking up to Paris and hoping for the best is fairly standard procedure, but at the start of the week I did some googling and discovered you can, and probably should, pre-book tickets with time slots. Having queued several hours in February to … Continue reading Montparnasse and the Catacombs

Maisons-Laffitte was a pleasant surprise. About 10 or 15 minutes walk, depending on which way you walked. It was a good stop for shopping, eating and wandering. It meant that once the van was on the camp we didn’t need to drive off until we left. It was where we got the RER into Paris with no bother, and where we headed for a cheaper … Continue reading Maisons-Laffitte

Oh it was a pricey day in Paris, for a Tuesday! Eight euros worth of fresh boulangerie products fuelled us for a day of Parisian sightseeing. The van remained at the camp all day, and uncharacteristically we took the train. The previous day I had done a bit of preparation,  checking the free metro map we were given on site, but to be fair I … Continue reading Montmartre and Bateaux Mouches

This site was a bit of a gamble for us, as the big industrial holiday park type campsites are not our bag. We secured 20% off as it was out of season, almost the end of their year and were quite pleased with the price. There was no mention on their website of any of the facilities being closed out of season either, so we … Continue reading Camping Sandaya Maisons-Laffitte

The Paris trip at October half term came about after seeing an offer for Camping Sandaya Maisons Laffitte just outside of Paris, followed by some swift googling of ferry prices and the realisation that a week’s French fun could be had for under 500 nicker. Stretching the week to the max was declined in favour of a less rushed easing in and out of the … Continue reading Road to Paris

The annual pilgrimage to Ludlow takes place after the first week back at school after 6 weeks of cruisiness. Although I’ve blogged about it previously, we’ve counted up, and it’s more than 20 years that we have been enjoying its epicurean delights with a backdrop of Shropshire farm camping. This year marked the triumphal return of Team Haaker and it was an absolute belter. Such … Continue reading Ludlow 2023

Was 4 nights at the bottom of Cornwall enough? Not really, no. We took a long time to get there and decided that despite the mist and rain, it deserved a bit more exploration. The campsite would be ideal for a long and lazy stay, but for the cost of it…would we rather be abroad? Maybe. We did catch the occasional glimpse of the sun … Continue reading The Road Home

Just over 20 miles from the campsite, a trip to St Michael’s Mount was planned well in advance, to have enjoyed both Michael’s Mounts either side of the manche. We parked at Folley Field Long Stay car park, but got stuck in a queue before we realised that the spaces for bigger vehicles were in the overspill across the road. ANPR was used to enforce … Continue reading St Michael’s Mount