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Author Archives: Mairead
Into the Ibis
(Our new home…) We are in our room at the Ibis hotel in Niort. The room is bigger than Ruby and the toilet doesn’t need to be emptied. There is hot water, a shower and the high point: a bath! … Continue reading
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Tagged customs, food, France, little things, motorhome, Niort, photography, travel
The Lessons of Benet
(1. Watch out for the signs…) We are still in the town of Benet but… today the part arrived! We are over the moon. Could it be that difficulties arise in order that we can have an opportunity to be … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, camper van, France, little things, motorhome, photography, problems, travel
On a Time Out
(Want to buy a shop?) We are stuck in a very lovely small French town called Benet. I say stuck but that’s just me being dramatic. We are kinda stuck yes but we could be in worse places. The part … Continue reading
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Tagged camper van, choices, France, little things, love, motorhome, photography, problems, travel
We’re Broke…
(Beautiful fishing huts in this area) Well Ruby is broke, sniff, sniff. You may remember when we were travelling from Castro Marim in the Algarve region of Portugal and the shaking and clunking started? Then we got the wheels balanced … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, camper van, fear, France, motorhome, photography, problems, travel
The Brocante Game
(Dinner with friends) This is the third year we have stopped at our friend’s summer home and they always pull out all the stops but this year they added extra entertainment. The Brocante Game. (Everything necessary to clean your rifle…) … Continue reading
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Tagged Brocante, camper van, car boot, choices, France, game, motorhome, photography, travel
Sleeping with the Sailors
(View from the door) We had another little mishap with the sat-nav before we finally arrived at Mortagne-sur-Gironde in the afternoon. It’s such a beautiful place and the sun was shining madly to make it even more beautiful. Of course … Continue reading
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Tagged camper van, France, Mortagne-sur-Gironde, motorhome, photography, travel
Storm After the Calm
(Very interesting roundabout’s here) Denis choose avoid toll roads on the sat-nav this morning. He had this lovely idea that we would ramble to our next spot through the glorious countryside. He imagined we would make stops as the humour … Continue reading
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Tagged camper van, France, French motorway, motorhome, photography, toll ticket, tolls, travel
