Having done a long drive in the rain on Sunday , we decided to slow up on Monday. After showers and breakfast we drove to the front gate of the campsite where we could get some Wi-Fi reception and sat there for a good 40 minutes sending the last blog and catching up a little […]
The village that Bill and Ang are staying in is so tiny that Gertie Garmin GPS couldn’t find it. But with our trusty Michelin Motoring Atlas we wiggled extensively across country to Mondornon which is near St Prive, which is near Le Creusot. They’re staying in a wonderful old cottage owned and being renovated by Ang’s cousin.
After another rainy night, we woke up to a sunny morning, ate, packed up and headed west to Sully-sur-Loire where we turned a corner and went wow! We really wanted to get some mileage under our belts and reach our friends, Bill and Ang on Wednesday, so we only stopped long enough to gaze upon
We decided to stay 2 more nights at the Loisirs des Groux campsite at Mousseaux sur Seine, that is, after we managed to find someone to pay. We then spent the morning wandering around Vernon admiring the mediaeval buildings of which the Tourist Information centre was the star. We bought veggies and some coquilles St
After a second night in France, at a camp site where we couldn’t find anyone to pay and thus no French stick arrived, we decided to do a cooked breakfast…..well, boiled eggs and yesterday’s French stick toasted to perfection….. We followed this up with hair-washing in showers where you have to continually press a button
Wednesday 25 March – Anzac Day. We both woke up early and said our goodbyes to Lynda, Mark and Jonathan as each of them headed off to work. Yes, we do feel guilty. We made a last check of the emails before losing contact with Wi-Fi world; thank you so much for all the news and best
Saturday 21 April 2012……….a momentous day, well it was a bit exciting for us. We packed up everything that was still in our bedroom at Andy & Carole’s and drove it up to “Eileen”, then we returned the car to Andy & Carole. Before it started raining again, we cycled our bikes up to “Eileen”
Yes, at last, Eileen had a refillable LPG gas system inserted into her side on Thursday. So we celebrated by driving her up to Buntingford to fill her tank with LPG. We couldn’t find the bowser without help, then we couldn’t work out how to attach it, but Rodney got there in the end and
We’ve had a request for more action and less flowers, but we’re afraid there’s still more flowers than action….and here’s some rape to show you how pretty the fields look at the moment in England. We did spend two hours on Monday evening watching our niece, Honor and the Tetbury Gymnastics club practising for
When we left Australia and headed off to do our campervan tour, many friends and family wished us well and told us we were about to live their dream. Thank you so much for all the best wishes, but at the moment we feel like we are living more on the nightmare side of things.
Yep, that’s it!!! Laura has flu and sinusitis. She’s had three bad nights and spent two days in bed, so we finally dragged her to a doctor today. With all the drugs she’s on now, she should be on the mend and back on the keyboard soon…..
It’s my favourite day of the year, especially when a dark chocolate Lindt bunny lands on your bed. And continuing in the vein of good news, we managed to source a place locally in Hertford to fit us out with gas. Bad news is, they can’t fit us in until Thursday 19 April. This means
I’m struggling to come to terms with it still, but I will actually admit that I went trainspotting the other day. Andy sold the event to me as a “not to be missed” event and we didn’t miss it, especially as the train was late. “Tornado” is apparently the newest modern A1 class steam engine
Things noted on our travels in England: Cadbury Crème Eggs definitely taste creamier in England…should I stock up on supplies in case they don’t sell them in France? Really love all the primroses, blossom on the trees, enormous magnolia trees in full bloom, bumble bees that are so fluffy they look more like little animals
We’ve bought our campervan!!!! Or should I say, our new home….. We’re very excited and can’t wait to collect it. We arrived in England on Monday 19 March and spent a day with my brother, including a visit to a motorhome dealer near Bedford. We then planned to visit three dealers in Huntingdon, Northampton and Wellingborough
I need something creative, clever and catchy for this first line of my very first blog. Ah well, I guess that was it. So having made a start, here we go……. After all the craziness of renting out our home to strangers, packing up our 25 years of accumulated “stuff” and then staying with