The long road north: Bilbao to Caen
With only two days to reach Caen, we still decided to do the coastal route to the French border, missed on the way down due… Read More »The long road north: Bilbao to Caen
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Ile d’Oléron and Gironde Estuary en route south
We decided to explore Château d’Oleron before driving down to Royan for our next stop along the route ‘Cachalot’ took in 1955.
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Route maps & spreadsheets: road trip Spring 2024
Bev loves to crunch numbers and play with maps. The chilly weather since returning to the UK keeps us indoors in the warm so here’s… Read More »Route maps & spreadsheets: road trip Spring 2024
Back home: Bilbao – Portsmouth ferry
We depart our beach lay-by at Barrio Oriñón on Tuesday 23 April at 1000 in cold drizzly rain and drive the 37 km to the… Read More »Back home: Bilbao – Portsmouth ferry
2024 roadtrip starts: Newhaven – Dieppe
This DFDS crossing is almost certainly best value on cost and convenience for us when driving south. Leaving home on Thursday, 15 February 2024 we… Read More »2024 roadtrip starts: Newhaven – Dieppe
Short trip to Scotland
Decided to take a quick trip to join the OGA60 Round Britain Cruise fleet in Oban, then go to Dundee to visit family. Arriving in… Read More »Short trip to Scotland
A map and some statistics for the ‘big roadtrip’ 2023
Bev loves maps and to ‘crunch numbers’. She’s spent the last few days doing just that, as it’s been raining (and very cold) now we’re… Read More »A map and some statistics for the ‘big roadtrip’ 2023
Homeward bound
Lulled to sleep on the dockside at Dunkirk by the drone of generators and occasional clank of machinery, we set the alarm for 0430 on… Read More »Homeward bound
The road to Dunkirk
Departing the lovely campsite on the banks of the Mosel, with wispy cloud hanging over the river, we took the road suggested by a German… Read More »The road to Dunkirk