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Best till last
Our last day walk along the pilgrims causeway was a celebration of family and friends. 3 miles of laughing, falling, getting wet, playing, being together,
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“Barbara, it’s 8.40
… and we were having breakfast at 8.45!!! We made it and nobody noticed. A longer than anticipated walk today, blustery winds, but the sun
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An Italian Gem
We started and finished in sunshine today. The flowers were blooming, the birds were singing and six happy walkers passed over the border into beautiful
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Mr Pink Hat
Day 2 18.5 miles harestains to kirk yetholm complete. Again the weather was brilliant, the bonus being we didn’t get wet. We all woke up
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Cuthberts Birthday Kisses
Today was a good day. The six of us plus 2 dogs left Melrose at 9.45am. Up and over the Eildons with ease, a lovely
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Lochore Country Park and Benarty Hills
A short drive to fife to the Lochore Country Park. One of the largest land regeneration projects in Europe. Now a large large with water
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We Waved, We shouted…Again!
We put a bit more effort in today with a round trip walk of 10 miles. Well you do have to find the right place
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We Waved and Shouted
But the first brit was only 13th but hey we’ve been to the Olympics!! We went to find a good viewing point for the men’s
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Classic, Artistic, Pretty Chartres
Nearly didn’t stop in Chartres but very pleased we did. The cathedral was magnificent as they always are, always overlooking the villages. One unusual aspect
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Croque Monsieur
The aim today was to go shopping. We chose Turquant because it had artisanal craft shops built into the caves. We arrived at lunchtime and
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The Art of Gardening
We love gardens, we love contemporary art and we love sculptures and today we found all three in the beautiful gardens of the Chateau Villandry.
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Some Like it Hot … 39 degrees. Mais Pas Nous
We knew it was going to be hot today so where better to go than a cave, a wine cave no less, but a special
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Living the Dream
The sun is shining, the fields are full of sunflowers, the verges crammed with wild flowers, magical castles are in abundance, the French open roads
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Ile Art Malans
After a bit of breakfast contemplation we decided that we ought to see more of the region than just vines. We headed to the east
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Warm Rain
Nuits-St-Georges, the holy grail for many a wine lover, so what choice did we have? Every other house and shop was a wine tasting venue
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Route des Grands Crus
After saying goodbye to one of the local residents, a red squirrel, we said goodbye to Lyon. We set off towards the Route des Grand
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A Tale of Two Rivers
Lyon is the second largest city in France and is based around 2 rivers. Today we started looking at murals/Street art in the Croix-rousse (Old
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Roland… (Private Joke!!)
Once we’d finished all the household bits and sussed the tram strike we ventured forth. Lyon is a city of 2 rivers, the Rhone and
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Wild Flowers to Sunflowers
Today was a day of crossing borders. We crossed from France to Italy over the Col de Lombardie. The scenery was magnificent as it has
