We have now returned to the Netherlands for a few days.

We have now returned to the Netherlands for a few days.

Thursday 10/10/09 I'm sitting here in the camper with a million dollar view of Mont Saint Michael on the coast of France in Normandy.We have just come back from a walk up and down through the fortified town and have decided to stay here in the carpark for the night. We have had to pay €8 for the privilege of parking here to see the monument so we have figured that we might as well take the opportunity to stay the night and see the town lit up by night. The t...

Sunday 6th Sept .Carnac - Brittany; France The last few days we have travelled across the breadth of France, stopping only to sleep, tank and to take a break so that now we are in the region of France called 'Brittany or Bretagne'. The weather has become noticeably cooler and it looks like we will have to put away our swimming togs and our summer gear. Never mind we have had a very extended summer season and it's been enjoyable being able to swim regularly and...

2nd September 2009 After spending a couple of days travelling up the coast we arrived in Barcelona on Friday night. We decided to stay in the only camperstop in our book as it was convenient to see the sights of the city. We arrived to find that it was a large secure parking area, part of which was set aside for campers, the rest for trucks and semi-trailers. It was the most expensive place we have stayed at so far and the worst in terms of looks and facilitie...