Some of the best village ramparts in France
The Alignnements de Carnac stretch for several kilometers and contain thousands of standing stones of all sizes
Excellent wild camp in car park directly below this impressive iron age hill fort
Marvao is stunning. It floats a thousand feet above the surrounding countryside with views in all directions
Another amazing stopover on a pier on the River Nith below Dumfries
Approaching Dartmouth on the Kingsweir Ferry.
What an amazing place to spend a couple of nights. Hats off to Torridge DC for doing this.
We sat in Bertie and scoffed our fish and chips with this view across the mouth of the River Lossie towards Buckie and Ben Rhynnie
Looking back to Cullen from the viaduct with Seatown in the foreground
An amazing wild camping location on the Banffshire Coast. Walks, beach, birds, caves what more could you want?
View from the Miradour over a small town in the Alpuharras near Almeria.
There is a glorious carpark beside the little village of Cabo de Gata where you can park right beside the beach. The sunsets are stunning
The lovely little aire was in a tiny village in the heart of Burgundy
A lovely spot at the top of the hill between the Tay Valley and the Tummel Valley.
There is a large aire on the edge of this little town. The town dates back to C9 and is well worth a visit.
We have had two lovely days in Braganca. A great finale to our month exploring Portugal. The aire has been quiet with no more than a dozen motorhomes here and those well spread out. As always there are dogs barking in the background but not close and not too loud. Wherever we have been in Portugal there has been a background of barking dogs. Both mornings have been cold with a light frost! In fact the coldest nights we have
We are in Braganca. Really pleased to be here as this city has been on my wish list for many years (far longer than we have had Bertie) but also sad as it means we will soon be leaving Portugal! I can see the attraction of the the Algarve but it is too developed and too busy for me. We have driven the length of the eastern border of Portugal, rarely more than 20 miles from Spain and sometimes just
We left Marvão on Tuesday as the mist was lifting. When we got up the mist was quite thick and we could not see the valley below us or the village above us! As we drove down the mountain the cloud was just hanging on to the top of the castle. By the time we stopped for coffee by a small reservoir about 12 miles away we could look back and see Marvão clear in the distance. The next few
Friday 7th We changed our plans yet again today! We needed services and some shopping so drove a kilometre or so to the Intermarche supermarket on the edge of Elvas. Bless them for providing free motorhome services. Having dropped waste and refilled the water tank we then headed for Pingo Doce supermarket next door as we had not had a proper look around this chain before. The original plan was to do all this and then go to the big
Wednesday morning at Monsaraz was just as misty as the previous few days however today there was also a brisk northerly breeze that blew the mist away well before 10am. Thus we were able to leave Monsaraz in bright sunshine which meant we could enjoy the views as we dropped down from the hill and started north. First job was to empty the waste tanks at the service area at the next village. The water tank was still 3/4 full
We had three nights at Mértola which is our comfortable limit without services. We can stretch to four nights but that can get a bit whiffy! The mornings have been very misty until quite late. In fact this morning the mist did not clear until midday. Our route away from Mértola on Monday morning took us across the high viaduct and we stopped at the viewpoint on the far side hoping to get some good views back but even at
On Wednesday morning we were up bright and early (the alarm was set for 7am!) in order to get up, have breakfast and service Bertie in time to be rolling up the road by 08:30. All went perfectly to plan and we paid for our short stay and the power used. We arrived at Carlos Rita’s yard in plenty of time and pulled up in front to wait for them to open up. As we waited to we spotted Margaret
Not a great deal to report for the last two days! You are probably wondering why I am writing a blog post in that case but we are parked in a paid for aire with power to spare (thanks to electric hook up) and some spare time. The next few days may be short of both those resources. We left Sagres on Monday morning and headed back to Lagos via some quite minor roads, dropping down to the seaside at
We did not visit the castle at Castro Marim in the end. The forecast was not good and on balance we decided it was better to press on to the repair shop at Quelfes near Faro and find out if Pedro could fix our broken door hinge for us. We had been warned that the Algarve would be busy and full of motorhomes. There are certainly a lot at Castro Marim and we had only just crossed the border! So