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  • No Words…
    France 2024, Walks 2024
    22/07/2024

    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
    France 2024
    21/07/2024

    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
    France 2024
    20/07/2024

    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
    France 2024
    19/07/2024

    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
    France 2024, Walks 2024
    18/07/2024

    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
    France 2024, Walks 2024
    17/07/2024

    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
    France 2024
    16/07/2024

    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”
    France 2024
    15/07/2024

    “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
    France 2024
    14/07/2024

    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
    France 2024
    13/07/2024

    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
    France 2024
    12/07/2024

    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…
    France 2024
    11/07/2024

    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
    France 2024
    10/07/2024

    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
    France 2024
    09/07/2024

    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?
    France 2024
    08/07/2024

    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
    France 2024
    07/07/2024

    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
    France 2024
    06/07/2024

    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
    France 2024
    05/07/2024

    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
    France 2024
    04/07/2024

    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
    France 2024
    03/07/2024

    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 […]

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