Category: Holidays

When you come to a turn in life’s journey …

Well that's what happened, we had planned a trip to Scotland in September 2015 in our caravan we had chosen and booked all the caravan sites early that year to be sure we wouldn't miss out, the route meticulously planned a total of 23 days in all. I could almost taste the whisky tours and … Continue reading When you come to a turn in life’s journey …

April 2018 and A month on Tenerife!

We were about to spend a month on an Island 1/3rd of the size of Devon!

The Pont d’Arc Cave

The Trip to the re creation of the Pont d'Arc cave. The cave many meters below the site of the visitor centre but the visitor centre is a recreation of the caves themselves in order to preserve the original cave and make accessible for the visitors. Below you'll see the journey to the caves and then … Continue reading The Pont d’Arc Cave

The Ardeche area and our Camp site

After a 4 hour journey from Sisteron we arrived in the Ardeche region of France near the village of Largentière on the last day of the month and the location is full of interest the camp site  is without a doubt outstanding excellent staff many of whom speak  English including Annie who is English and very … Continue reading The Ardeche area and our Camp site

N.D A National Park- de Dromont Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Our last day at Volonne.  We headed off into the hills on some of the white roads!  Saw the most stunning scenery, both mountains and valleys and some little hamlets  There has obviously been a lot of volcanic activity some millions of years ago.  The highest point we got to was a mountain pass at … Continue reading N.D A National Park- de Dromont Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

A day in Monosque

28th of June 2016 we had a half day coach trip to Manosque.

The day we played truant

We decided to skip the arranged coach trip today and do our own thing!  We set off after a leisurely breakfast and headed for Banon, a town famous for making Goats Cheese.  We had coffee and then drove up to the Church on the hill.  No longer used as a church but there was an … Continue reading The day we played truant

Sisteron Provence France

We took a trip to Sisteron for our first excursion after are arrival in Volonne. A very pleasant town set on the side of a hill on the edge of the Durance River, it has the reputation of having surrendered to Napoleon when he marched across France , mainly because the newly built gunpowder store … Continue reading Sisteron Provence France

Russell in the Bay of Islands New Zealand

Russell New Zealand. A few days in Paradise