After a frankly dense and bottomless sleep on the field of Berk, we awoke to sunshine and the desire for a cruisy day to readjust after our travels thus far. We scrambled a heap of eggs and snaffled them in the sunshine and I checked in with Natassja and Margret at the office as requested. Natassja informed me that the following day, our scheduled departure … Continue reading Nederlands at Easter II Brielle and Gouda

First van trip in ruddy aaaages! Way back, on the 4th of January, I saw an ad for 20% off sailings with Stena if you booked by the end of Jan and took the sailing before (I think) August. I had a look, as you do, and priced up a trip from Harwich to Hook of Holland with the van. It was surprisingly economical, so … Continue reading Nederlands at Easter Part 1

Interesting Occurences: That about covers it. Continue reading Half Century Adventures Part 2 – Lisboa

2024-2025 marks a serious birthday for the both of us, and we are celebrating by going new places. Our first adventure, at the end of November was to Marrakesh. We obviously wouldn’t be able to drive the van out there and back, so booked a (not so) cheap flight, private transfers, a place to stay in a traditional Riad in the heart of the medina, … Continue reading Half Century Adventures – with no van! (Part 1)

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Watching operation seaweed removal over breakfast was all very well but limited in its entertainment value. Exploration was needed, and the quest for more and better galettes complètes was on. Being diligent and hoping to avoid a repeat of the Lannion/Perros-Guirrec scenario, I pre-googled Aire pour Camping Car Morlaix and found a spot at ///retain.luggage.dishing which was ace. Free to park, grey water disposal, fresh … Continue reading A gem of a day in Morlaix

A drive around the headland was a bit disappointing. The villages were nice enough, but parking the Big Red Beast on a sunny day was not happening anywhere except at the top of a very big hill at the Belvedère de Trestrignel, albeit with a lovely view We were a bit wrong-footed coming into Lannion as there were road works and unexpected road closures, so … Continue reading Lannion

I’ve been putting off writing this post, because our stay on the Baie de Locquirec had its ups and downs (more downs than ups). We had a booking for Camping Municipal du Fond de la Baie since March, based on an instagram recommendation of someone who stayed in their van right on the edge of the beach and had a great time. The pictures on … Continue reading Baie de Locquirec

Some statistics: 481kms from Calais €111 on diesel Over €70 in tolls – can’t be sure exactly as the screen at one toll booth was cracked and totally unreadable. Avoided Rouen LEZ as hadn’t bothered to get Crit’air. Beauvoir Aire to Tourist Centre 2.5kms, 32 mins walk along the edge of the water in the pic above. Shuttle bus Le Passeur free, every 20 mins … Continue reading Le Mont Saint Michel

I have, on occasion, given in to moaning about the cost of camping and how it has gone up. Way back in 2018, in the black bus, when prices were more modest than now, there was still the occasional shout of ‘owww muuch!!!’ if the price per night got up above 25 quid. Fast forward through covid and self contained camping at a huge cost … Continue reading Camping Car Park