Today we traveled to Amiens, northern France. Weather is definitely not kind to us today. Squally winds and rain all the way. Good day for sightseeing by car. The trip takes about 3 hours of freeway driving. Not a very interesting drive, but given the conditions probably the most sensible way. By the time we get to Amiens and find our hotel, The temp has dropped to about 4 degrees, the wind is near gale force, and the rain is freezing. Still, we're only he...

Greetings from Normandy. Left La Baule on Tuesday and came up here to Normandy, to a small town called Bayeux, just north of Caen. Beautiful town, lovely hotel. Spent the first day wandering the streets, getting a feel for the place. Apart from being right in the middle of the D-day landing area, Bayeux has a history which stretches back for centuries. All the way back to the 10th century. The Bayeux cathedral was built in 1077, and is one of the biggest...

After spending two wonderful days on Ile de Re, we are heading northwards to a coastal town by the name of La Baule-Escoublac. Hopefully this destination will prove to be as enjoyable as the one we are leaving. Weather isn't with us today, storm clouds are gathering and the temp is dropping. Weather reports have been predicting strong winds and rain storms along the Brittany coast. Still, can't let a little thing like the weather spoil the trip. Besides, the ...

10/12/2011: Leaving Biarritz (reluctantly), we are heading northward along the coast. Decided our next port of call will be a small coastal town by the name of Saint Martin de Re, located on Ile de Re, and island off the coast from La Rochelle. Weather doesn't look too promising - cloudy, foggy and raining. Arrived at Ile de Ree at about 2pm. Looks like it will be everything we thought it would be. After the initial shock of paying 12 euros to drive over the...

Road trip today. Going to a small place in the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains called Saint Jean Pied de Port. Its about 60km SE of Biarritz. Looks like it could be an interesting drive. According to the towns website Saint Jean Pied de Port was an important town along an ancient trade route from France to Spain. The road takes us along narrow valley SE from Biarritz. There are towering hills on both sides of the valley - I say hills because, although qui...