Showing posts with label motorhome. Show all posts
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Monday 18 December 2023

Late but Lovely

 As always, we managed to arrive at our next destination just as the restaurants were closing after lunch. Note to self - get up earlier tomorrow.

On the waterfront - a tad chilly

Le Crotoy is a place we’ve come back to many times. We park by the bay and it’s a short walk into town to the many seafood restaurants that serve local seafood (when they’re open). We’re hoping to get a meal out tonight but it is Monday - in France - near Christmas. There’s a fallback cassoulet in a can if everything is closed.

A bit weathered

An elfin Graham

There is a decaying boat on the shoreline which we photograph each year to note its decline. Its condition has worsened a bit but it makes for an interesting photo. And I found the water-management architecture rather interesting.

Attractive sluice gate control


Tuesday 24 May 2016

First Day Complete

Well I have made it to Chelstons in Taunton on day one of the support team challenge. I'm all plugged in and watered up in readiness for my first night in Dickie.
May I say that I've just eaten what can laughingly be described as pasta with sauce. If you are ever tempted to eat Budgens home brand refridgerated pasta, do your self a favour and buy something else. It was the most flavour-free meal I have ever had the non-excitement of eating. Hugo is currently chewing on his tail which, I'm sure, would be more tasty than my pasta.
At least I have some of Helen's yummy scones to fill my gastric void.
I'm up early tomorrow to get the van in for its service at 8AM - hideous - then on to Wells to meet up with Graham's mother for an interview about his family history. 
Looking forward to getting up to Scotland to experience this gorge scenery.

Monday 23 May 2016

Finally Off to Scotland

It seems like I have been preparing for this support mission for ages but today I am finally off. After a quick visit to the vets this morning to check out Hugo's protruding buttocks I will be finalising the packing and heading for Chelstons near Wellington for Dickie's service and MOT.
Luckily I can stay overnight at Chelstons rather than get up at dawn's crack tomorrow to be there for 8AM. It's about a 2 1/2 hour drive so not too stressful.
Despite being a tad terrified about driving to Scotland all by myself in such a large van, I'm kind of looking forward to it as well. My own little adventure.

A Soggy Return

It wasn’t the welcome home we expected - torrential rain, flooding, and giant potholes in pretty much every road we drove on today. Ugh! The...