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Rouge Gorge, day 4

6.6.16 Rouge Gorge

Awoke and decided nice sunny day so decided to stay also moved the van to make
better use of the pitch and the sun. Most people left this day and the site
although not empty was sparsely populated. We walked into the Town and saw the
Minor Basillica built in 1888. Beer and Coffee or 2 in the Le Refuge bar behind
the basillica. We met and got speaking with a couple from the same site been
there for 4 days leaving tomorrow, nothng special just a pleasnt couple been
comming to FRance for years for 6 weeks at a time and still have little or no
French, no wonder the French despair of our inability.

Couple more walks around the lakes etc…

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St. Laurent sur Serve, day 3

5.6.16 Mamers to St. Laurent sur Serve

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After 2 aires we wanted to try and ACSI site paid the money bought the book got
the card wanted some value, Jacqui picked out 2 this being a method have plan A
and plan B, I checked out the Aires and picked a couple just in case. WE had
wanted to go via Angers but the Sites and Aires left us uninspired and we
wanted to be able to spread out a bit. Continue reading “St. Laurent sur Serve, day 3”

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Mamers, 2nd day in France

4.6.16 Le treport to La Mailleraye sur Seine to Mamers

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Awoke about 9am, to seagulls, breakfasted and then off to the train for Geza
CBT, had a wander round the market and bought some veg, then back to tha van to
clear up and head out for fuel and supplies. The service point was new and
required a card to pay for the ticket and for drinking water and electric. An
english couple who had been in Spain since Feb and just on their way back were
using the water point, it give a lot of water in fact they filled their tank and
every container in the van, there were alot, apparently this is unheard of value! Continue reading “Mamers, 2nd day in France”

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Le Treport and first crossing

3.6.16 Home to Folkestone to Calais to Le Treport.

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Left home about 9:30am, tunnel booked for 11:50 (no chance), decided to refuel
once we were within 10 miles of the tunnel, looking on maps there were petrol
stations at most junctions. Picked 10 as a possible and if all else failed then
would use Tescos at J12. Pulled off at 10 to find the Shell station closed and
people queuing to get in, so carried onto to J12 almost empty and at 109.9
almost 10p cheaper. Continue reading “Le Treport and first crossing”

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Mateley Wood

29.4.16 to 15.5.16

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29.4.16 Friday arrived about 16:00, eventually we found a well drained, level spot adjacent to the road. Mately has no facilities beyond water and waste which suits us. After the hail stopped we put up the new Porchlite XL awning, it was a bit trickier than the Vango and on the whole not as well made. But the size and fit is much better, smaller gaps and less pegs.

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Mrytle Meet Peterborough

15.4.16

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Arrived 14:20 nice easy journey, very wet with 2 pitches remaining, Paul greeted us with a warm smile and a well where do you want to go. Picked a spot and tried not to stop had a bit of pain getting on the blocks, we wil need a tow to get off on Sunday.

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Setthorns, New Forest

First trip of 2016, should have been easy to get van ready but as ever something is forgotten or missed. Either way still takes awhile to get ready to go, we got away at 13:30 arrived about 16:30, would have been a but earlier but sat nav took us through Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst and just missed Sway. Google had an easier route, but longer quicker though.

Setthorns is a definitely a Forest site, Select pitches defined pitches well spaced out but well defined spots, very different to Ocknell and Long Beech.

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geza 2 plates and a bowl

Geza not sure about going away but is probably recalling trips away as an opportunity to clear plates, sleep and hunt!

Slept well woke about 10am, had brekkie and set off on a walk to the Rising Sun pub, it was a bit muddy and wet although clear and no rain, temp about 4.  Took us 2 hrs to walk it had to turn round twice trying to get across a small stream that had become a proper river.  Should have worn wellies instead tried out new boots, they worked wrll but wellies would have been more practical.  After walking across a stream saw Geza skip across icy grass so I followed sadly ice broke and it was not a grass but a very large puddle.

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Walk back alot easier as went via the road, then after the river turned off onto old railway track taking us back to the site.

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Walnut Farm, Norfolk, 2015

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Moved on from Long Beach spending the day at Winterton on Sea, in the car park and on the beach. Â Walnut Farm independent site EHU, very nice setting, no access to the coast, facilities a bit poor but improving.