Where Have You Been In Your Van Today?
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Left the van at the campsite in Boyardville, Ile d'Oleron and spent a few hours on the beautiful beach which is about 10 minutes walk away. It's a very large beach and weather is hot but there's hardly any people around (the pictures are from either side of us). The sea is swimmable sans wetsuit even for a complete wimp like me :
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Dog friendly?
Just finishing a week in France.
Portsmouth to Caen with Brittany Ferries, then drive down to Loire near Saumur, and stayed 2 nights at Camping Terre d’Entente - great site.
Then up to Le Mans for 3 nights to catch up with friends to see the 24hr race.
Now at a site very close to Caen on the Normandy coast for a couple of nights. Beach is 30 seconds from the van.
Cracking weather everywhere, and pretty quiet everywhere too, other than LeMans obviously !
Back in the UK tomorow.
Pete
Portsmouth to Caen with Brittany Ferries, then drive down to Loire near Saumur, and stayed 2 nights at Camping Terre d’Entente - great site.
Then up to Le Mans for 3 nights to catch up with friends to see the 24hr race.
Now at a site very close to Caen on the Normandy coast for a couple of nights. Beach is 30 seconds from the van.
Cracking weather everywhere, and pretty quiet everywhere too, other than LeMans obviously !
Back in the UK tomorow.
Pete
Saumur is lovely, had some great holidays there when the children came with us. The Tank museum is worth a look too
I was going to do Tryfan last week but opted for Y Garn & Devils KitchenView attachment 160444
not today, but in Welsh Wales this weekend. Snowdonia.
- bonus points for the big hill in the background?
we did a few a bit further north on the Saturday and then the Snowdon horseshoe on Sunday
- and i can confirm Crib Goch is horrible!
I've done Snowdon via Miners and then down via Pyg but not done Cribwe did a few a bit further north on the Saturday and then the Snowdon horseshoe on Sunday
- and i can confirm Crib Goch is horrible!
I did the Pen Y Fan 30 years ago, never been back
We should have been on our last site in Salamanca until Thursday followed by a 5 +. hr drive to Cordoba. As we wandered around Salamanca yesterday, which is a lovely city, we decided that with the heat, we didn't want to wander around other towns and to break up the long drive, we drove 2 and a bit hours south to a different site for the next 2 days. We are currently at Camping Cáceres. My wife, not known for slumming it, likes her ensuite facilities. Well on this site, each pitch has its own loo and shower for that pitch's use only. I really know how to treat her! The site also has a pool, which we will be dunking ourselves in soon. It is too damn hot TBH, currently 39 degrees and it is playing havoc with my heart. The Spanish weather folk have heat warnings out. Just getting set up is unpleasant. Luckily 3 nights from Thursday will be in an air conditioned hotel.
I am glad I brought my hard ground pegs. A hammer drill would've been useful too.
Camping Caceres by Nigel G, on Flickr
I am glad I brought my hard ground pegs. A hammer drill would've been useful too.
Camping Caceres by Nigel G, on Flickr
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Got checked 3 times by French Customs
Pete
Always love a stripe on a van.
Is that a Martini stripe per chance?
I once got the back of my car searched there by customs whilst sat in the queue. As he opened the back he got a whiff of the cheeses I had bought. He soon closed it again, lol.Got checked 3 times by French Customs
Pete
I quite like sailing from Caen though.
