We say goodbye to N+G and have an easy run home in the sunshine. Travelling in November means we have now spent time away in Mary*Lou during every month, although not in the same year. 2016 has been good, starting with our trip last Christmas and finishing now. We've spent over 160 days and nights in our little home-from-home and woken up with who knows how many different views each morning. Most of our 10,000 miles were in France, but there were good times i...

We are up early to tidy away for the ferry crossing. N+G say they're going to get diesel and will come back when ready to leave. We see their van turning around, pull out in front and set off, but after the first roundabout they're no longer behind so we continue slowly expecting them to catch up. It turns out Grete decided to go back into the shop while Nick turned the van. Via texts we tell them we'll meet at the port, which we do. Only about 60 vehicles b...

Ali spends the day putting the final things into Mary*Lou's lockers. We say goodbye to our neighbours and a tearful Bet urges us to stay safe after the attrocities in Nice earlier this week. It's a good, sunny drive to Plymouth, where we arrive a bit before 20:00. The temperature is 22.5Cbut inside the van is over 30C. We send a few texts and eat our pasties before settling down for an early night, by which time there are eight motorhomes and two caravans par...

As N+G warned us, the university rowers turn up around 08:00 meaning there is no chance of a lie-in. Once we are up Ali spots a disabled woman with a hand cycle trying to get it into the shed between other cars and bikes. She goes to give a hand , then once the hand cycle is stored its owner, Sarah Piercy, scrambles into the van to show us her portfolio containing pictures of her exploits with hand cycles; winning the London marathon, endurance events, and col...

All packed and ready to leave by 11:00 to go in search of LPG for Margo. First we head into Tiverton but a drive around plus enquiries in a fuel station results in nothing, so we head off towards the M5 and A38 as N+G know of a station near Telegraph Hill. On the way we tune into the rugby, where England triumph over Australia 39-28. At the garage we top up our LPG as well then head off to a peaceful layby for lunch. To complete the itinerary of travelling in...