Category Archives: France

Saturday 18th June contd. …………………. After an uneventful drive we arrived and as usual we were greeted like long-lost-relatives;  covid again got in the way, as we usually have their two boys over for a Spanish treat in their school … Continue reading →

Tuesday 21 st June …………………Our drive from Orleans to Beaune took about 3-hours using Peage; expensive but the thought of extra couple of hours or more in the car wasn’t very appealing.     We arrived in Beaune just after … Continue reading →

Thursday 16th June  The crossing was so smooth it was hard to know we were heading across the channel.    After a good nights kip we had breakfast in our cabin, two hot cross buns and a tub of prepared … Continue reading →

Saturday 27th November We cleared the hotel just after ten and headed to the motorway; a six hour drive to Orleans using the Peage; considerably quicker than using the normal main roads but at a cost; 57€ according to “Waze”, … Continue reading →

Thursday 25th November. Unfortunately we missed our departure target of 0600hrs, but we did get away soon after  at 0620am!!!! We witnessed the dawn come up as we headed eastwards.  This was followed by the usual blue sky with the … Continue reading →

Saturday 10th July 2021 Today is Geoff’s escape day, so up early to do some shopping, I move the car back to the port and notice some of the barriers are still in place, oh dear what is happening today.At … Continue reading →