Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Le Mont St Michel and Saumur sur Loire

Left Bayeux on Sunday morning and made a short trip to Le Mont St Michel. Weather is still not great mostly drizzle. Many camping cars here mostly french got on to the same aire we were on last year 9 Euro with electric. Walked out to Le mont St Michel there and bck about 2.5 hrs walking .No camping cars out at  Le mont this year. Ruth cooked in the camper and had a nice bottle of red.
Monday started off for Saumur sur Loire .Tomtom took us the scenic route across country hardly met another car but very nice villages and scenery. Arrived here about 3.00 pm Camping Ile D'offard Saumur
14 Euro with Asci Card. Have electric and Wifi .So this is how the Blog is been updated and of course its pissin rain otherwise we would be out walking or cycling. Everywhere here was closed up for the Easter Bank Holiday Monday. I mean everywhere pubs the lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Having great difficulty with this blog as all headers keep reverting to French Grrrrreeeeeeee.
So here we are sitting in the van looking over at the Chateau across the river through the pouring rain, even Misty wont go out and the swimming pool is closed today. Spain here we come looking for sunshine.

Bayeux

Aire a little noisy at night (party goers or coming homers) but no problems and it is free with electric hook up.Woke up to a market in the square on sat morning . Everything from a needle to an anchor. Great vegetables meats ,fish and cooked food. Got ripped off here did some cheese tastings and "oh yes that one is nice we will have un petit peu. That cost us 18 Euro!!!! Don't talk about "Rip off Ireland we're only trottin after the French.
Off then for a bit of culture. The Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux Cathedral and of course the D Day landing Beaches.The American Cemetery was very moving and disturbing to see thousands of white crosses and Stars of David just could not be captured on photo.Very well kept and laid out.
Weather not great drizzle rain and about 12 degrees. Might make a bigger effort to get further south in search of sunshine.
Met people who are staying in the same aire as us in the nearest bar. From Brittany near Le Pouldu ,they had no English and we little French but we managed a good nights conversation in a mixture of both and sign language. Told them we would phone hem when we hit Le Pouldu on our return in June for the singers week-end.

Travels 2012

Left Marlfield at 4.30 on thurs 5th April and arrived in Rosslare at 7.00pm just in time for a bite to eat and a pint before boarding Celtic Ferries. Misty staying in the camper very happy. Very good music on board great singer Dave Clarke? and two lads from Wexford on base and Drums played all night Blues\ soul \ Paul Simon everything .Just a great voice. Met John Walsh from Clonmel retired from HSE and going cycling from Nante back up to Cherbourg along canal banks.
He has written a book on cycling and walking in Kerry.His webpage www.travellogireland.com is well worth looking at. My kind of cyclist he does not cycle in the rain (so no wet gear required) he does not cycle against the wind, and when cycling up hill takes a rest at every telegraph pole.Good people are scarse.!

John Walsh (Cyclist ) and Ruth
Had a good crossing and landed in Cherbourg Friday 6th April .Drove 1.5 hours to Bayeux and stayed on Free Aire N49.16.812 W 000.42.457. Meal out and a few pints. Good night.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Travels 2012

Starting our travels for 2012.Ruth John and Misty .Our first trip in our Adria Vision. Heading for France to Spain and Portugal.Leaving from Roslare this evening 5th April