As is so often the case, we find that the hotel is trying to pay off the French national debt through their charge for breakfast. So sod ’em, we went just down the road and had a better breakfast at a café for just about half the hotel cost; this was the place. Much refreshed…
There is always much excitement about the first day spent in a new city and our first day in Bordeaux was no exception. Fortified by breakfast we set out to explore and the first good thing is that Bordeaux has trams and Mrs Sixwheeler loves a good tram. We can catch a Ligne C tram…
We woke up in good time and said goodbye to Le Mans on a dull, damp and overcast morning. At least the road South was fairly traffic free which was just as well because it soon started to rain which just got heavier and heavier. I was looking for fuel and at the services said…
Monday 4 June 2018 and we actually managed to be packed and ready to go on time, this is unusual. Quite a nice day for a gentle drive down to the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone, in fact we got there in such good time we were able to catch a Shuttle an hour ahead of…
It’s a gorgeous hot and sunny day so we’re off to discover some of the delights if southern Finisterre. After breakfast obviously which today was enjoyed in the sunshine if Cathedral Square. Our first port of call is just that, the port town of Concarneau which is the third most important fishing port in France.…
Didn’t it rain Yeah, yeah Lord Didn’t it rain …. Actually first things first; too late for last night’s blog but in the evening it rained, the sun was still shining, and this happened. But back to today. First thing wasn’t too bad although there had been rain and wind overnight. People were up and…
Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall. We’re in Cornwall, Mrs Sixwheeler comes from the Isles of Scilly which are about twenty five miles southwest from here and likes to get close to her roots from time to time; but without the need for seasickness. We had a super drive down, mostly in glorious sunshine but once we got…
Wind. Today I took Maude out for a walk and for the first time the day had a real feel of autumn about it. Up the hill we could hear the wind roaring in the trees and once we were out of the village we could see them really threshing about, as you can see…
Now that I’m home I thought that it might be useful to say a few things about the experience, so here goes. The Route Compared to my walk on the Arles Way Camino last year this route is SO much more interesting from the walker’s point of view. By lunchtime on the first day I…
It was a delight to have a bit of a lie in this morning, then after breakfast I decided to explore Langogne as my shoulder is still too painful to carry a rucksack Actually as a task that didn’t take too long. It’s a nice enough little town but judging by the number of shut…
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