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No Words…
A grand tour from the Col de Lombardie, France, to Sactuary of St Anna in Italy and back. 17km in all. A fantastic walk, we’ll
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Stairway to Heaven
What do you do when Thunderstorms threaten? We jumped in our MX5, Max, and climbed a mountain. We did not realise that our chosen destination,
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C’est la Vie
Our aim today, if at all possible, was to see some part of stage 20 of the Tour. We knew it would be difficult as
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Stage 19
Well what can we say, wow, amazing, a great day You can only know the Tour de France by experiencing it first hand. The organisation
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Where Eagles Dare
We thought we would try another walk today as we woke up with no aches and pains and Sixty was complaining like mad that we
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A Walk on the Wildside
The local gendarme would have been wild if we hadn’t move Max out of the way of the Tour de France stage 19 finish. We
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Tour Meets Tour
There are a couple of Tour de France going on at the moment, our own and some 3 week cycle race. Today was a day
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“Lavender is the Soul of Provence”
– Jean Giono But Mont Ventoux is a magnet (for cyclists) We came to Provence to see the lavender and it is glorious. We drove
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Don Quixote in Sablet
The morning after the night before so breakfast was late. We went to gather supplies from the boulangerie and corner shop after which we went
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Soirée en Sablet 13 Juillet
Leaving Terrasson at 9.30am went from the Dordogne, passing through the Central Massifs down the Ardeche (last visited by Barbara, Jane and Susan about 35
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Alnwick Gardens Eat Your Heart Out
A day of 2 revelations. A morning spent exploring the old town of Terrasson to find it was amazing. Loads of beautiful buildings some of
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Yabba Dabba Do…
Went hunting for the prehistoric cave art today. Typically the most popular cave (Grottes) were fully booked up for the whole of July so we
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Departing and Arriving
Today we did both. We left Gillians to drive the 350km. We had 2 stops on our leisurely journey, one for sandwiches and one for
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Thunder and Lightning
Woke up this morning to thunder and lightning and very heavy rain. Dashed outside when there was a lull in the downpour to tidy up
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Who doesn’t like a pool?
Today was a day doing what we like doing best. We spent most of the day ripping out honeysuckle which was threatening to overwhelm Gillians
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French Cuisine at its best
We were kindly treated to a wonderful lunch at the Clemenceau Restaurant which Gillian has been eating at over the last 25 years. It lived
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Josselin – by hook or by crook
Decided not to push on and get to Josselin by boat and rush our relaxed week. So after cleaning the boat this morning and completing
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Demoiselle
Been chasing damsel and dragon flys all week, and today we caught up with the real thing. Demoiselle in France means young women. We walked
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Mishap or Adventure
Before leaving Malestroit we went in search of a cash machine and found a market! We love markets, can never resist them. Today we only
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Colours of Malestroit
Stayed put today to explore Malestroit, a medieval village set on the Oust River. A very pretty small town (of character) very old half timbered
