The big plan for our late summer getaway this year were the Italian Dolomites. Spectacular in every way the research had been meticulous and campsites booked ready to assault the jagged peaks. Travelling down from Calais our first overnight stop was Gravelines a previous favorite near Dunkirk. This time we got to explore the lovely […]
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Grand Canyon of the North
August 9th 2022 – A lovely 3 day break with Cal and Pete based in the Westmorland village of Dufton. Sitting on the Pennine way the campsite had a little area for the one man tent overnighters who pass through. Whilst we were on the campsite our tenting friends had a field and a view […]
I have to begin by saying we were delighted to welcome Poppy into the world on Jan 2nd and we are both delighted for Amy and Dan. Now that family are into their new routine we set off for a 5 week trip down the east coast of Spain towards Malaga. Leaving on Feb 13th […]
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Salmon leaping in Stainforth
November 7th 2022 1 night in Skipton for a night out with the gang followed by a night at Knights Halls camping. On the way we stopped in Settle which was new to us and well worth the visit a very nice market town. Saw lots of Salmon bravely trying their luck. After this we […]
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Cotswold explored
September 24th 2022 – With the ankle much stronger we explored the Cotswold mainly by Bicycle. Staying in Broadway, Bourton on the Water followed by Moreton in Marsh. Broadway Tower Stanton is Sue Barkers home village Sudeley Castle the home of Henry V111 surviving wife Katherine Parr Chipping Camden Stow on the Wold Upper Lower […]
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Scotland – your brave
Sunday July 3rd – Having never ventured north of the border we decided to sample the glorious highlands before it was too late and Nicola rebuilds the wall. Unfortunately our planned visit to Dan’s parents Andrew and Fiona was cancelled to Covid so after a brief stop at Powfoot we arrived in Largs. Rob and […]
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Week 3 – Grenoble Annecy
Driving north from Verdon we headed for somewhere south of Grenoble we hadn’t booked a campsite but as we drove we researched various options and came across one likely candidate with good reviews. A short distance off the main toll road north we headed for the Lac du Monteyard and camping Herbelon. What a great […]
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Week 2 – Vincent van Provence
The previous year when lockdown hit Europe we stayed in Avignon for one night before high tailing our way back to the UK so we gave it a miss. I had read about a Van Gogh trail in St Remy du Provence so we parked up and went to tourist information not thinking we were […]
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Week 1 – France
After the big event of the year which was Lucy’s wedding we decided to explore France for 3 weeks. Using a Dover-Calais ferry crossing we re-booked from the year before with P&O we though we were ready for the off on May 2nd when P&O decided it didn’t like its shipmates anymore and sacked them […]
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2022 – Hawes
The first trip of the year was actually one night in Cayton Bay near Scarborough The C&MC site had been refurbished so we went to have a look. Workmen still on site, a new housing estate going up next door so overall not that impressed to be honest. 14/3/22 24/2/22 Later in March we set […]
Cooking on 3 Burners 