Friday was spent working on the van.
The weather was superb, and the sun highlighted the high, snow-capped, mountains to the west of the site. Kim worked most of the day re-organising and cleaning the inside and doing the washing. Continue reading Return to clear, blue, skies
With the Eurotunnel booked for early on Friday 15th the time had come to start the 1300 or so kilometres long haul north back towards Calais. The original plan was to retrace our steps back up the coast toward Perpignan, but the lure of mountain passes called. I checked the weather and decided to give the direct 350 km route towards Toulouse, through the Pyrenees, a try. This would effectively give us a spare day enroute if we needed it.
Continue reading The Long Haul North for Christmas
A day of preparing the caravan for the long journey back home and stocking up on some Spanish provisions prior to our departure tomorrow, was the order of the day. We would soon be ready to say Adiós Vilanova Park.
The campsite was extremely busy now, with many Spanish families arriving to enjoy the weekend but it didn’t appear any noisier, which is always a blessing.
Continue reading Adiós Vilanova