We went from Neufchatel en bray A28, A29 direction of Yvepot, south on the D131, to a town called La Mailleraye, then back onto the A28. A bit wide but very pleasant.
Winter trip to Spain
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I turn left at Neufatchel en Bray and head across country to Evereaux..BUSBY.
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We travelled on the RN10 from north of Angouleme to Parentis en Born. Use ViaMichelin route planner to get the required details.
The free aire at Cité du Mer was pretty full when we returned from our stroll around Cherbourg and the lovely Emmanuel Liais gardens. There was a background noise of trucks and forklifts working in the background but other than that and a few boy-racers on their bikes, giving their 125cc steeds full throttle who disappeared into the night in a fog of two-stroke fuel, it was quiet.
We went for lunch at noon at the Le Clopoing (which means something to do with crabs). We were the first in and we thought “oh how unsophisticated we are eating so early” but almost immediately a party of five came in followed shortly after by another family. The owner and waiter were extremely friendly and explained every dish on the menu. This is a fish-only restaurant and, which although I was sorely tempted by the fish of the day, which was haddock, I boringly opted again for fish and chips. Neither Mrs Ingwe nor I were particularly hungry but the fish and chips were delicious. All four of the reviews of Le Clopoing on Trip Advisor gave maximum stars rating. And so would I,if I did Trip Advisor.
As soon as we were back in the van, we set off to the short trip to the ferry terminal even though we’d have over two hours to wait. It started to rain so we sat in the van, first in line, and listened to Bill Bryson’s ‘A walk in the woods’ his amusing book based on his hiking the Appalachian Trail.
In what seemed like no time, the booths opened and we checked in. There were very few passengers and we’re right at the front of the Barfleur. Although the crossing is only 4.5 hours, we had booked a cabin so we could shower and put on fresh clothes in case we were searched on arrival at Poole. We were warned that the French authorities were conducting a security exercise and that there were fully armed troops on board. We were not to be alarmed and must not take photos. We passed several groups of soldiers in full combat gear, fingers a little too close to the trigger guard for my liking, swaggering about as soldiers are wont to do.
Had small salads in the nearly empty restaurant, swanned off to our cabin where we showered, dressed in clean clothes and whiled away the smooth crossing. Our winter Spanish trip is definitely over. We would normally return by driving to Rotterdam and getting the ferry to Hull but we had intended to visit friends in Dorset so booked a ferry to Poole. But the friends are not available so today we’ll do the 6 hour trip north to York.
Thanks for reading and have a great time on your travels.
One of each (again)
On the Barfleur ferry
Leaving calm of Cherbourg harbour
We went for lunch at noon at the Le Clopoing (which means something to do with crabs). We were the first in and we thought “oh how unsophisticated we are eating so early” but almost immediately a party of five came in followed shortly after by another family. The owner and waiter were extremely friendly and explained every dish on the menu. This is a fish-only restaurant and, which although I was sorely tempted by the fish of the day, which was haddock, I boringly opted again for fish and chips. Neither Mrs Ingwe nor I were particularly hungry but the fish and chips were delicious. All four of the reviews of Le Clopoing on Trip Advisor gave maximum stars rating. And so would I,if I did Trip Advisor.
As soon as we were back in the van, we set off to the short trip to the ferry terminal even though we’d have over two hours to wait. It started to rain so we sat in the van, first in line, and listened to Bill Bryson’s ‘A walk in the woods’ his amusing book based on his hiking the Appalachian Trail.
In what seemed like no time, the booths opened and we checked in. There were very few passengers and we’re right at the front of the Barfleur. Although the crossing is only 4.5 hours, we had booked a cabin so we could shower and put on fresh clothes in case we were searched on arrival at Poole. We were warned that the French authorities were conducting a security exercise and that there were fully armed troops on board. We were not to be alarmed and must not take photos. We passed several groups of soldiers in full combat gear, fingers a little too close to the trigger guard for my liking, swaggering about as soldiers are wont to do.
Had small salads in the nearly empty restaurant, swanned off to our cabin where we showered, dressed in clean clothes and whiled away the smooth crossing. Our winter Spanish trip is definitely over. We would normally return by driving to Rotterdam and getting the ferry to Hull but we had intended to visit friends in Dorset so booked a ferry to Poole. But the friends are not available so today we’ll do the 6 hour trip north to York.
Thanks for reading and have a great time on your travels.
One of each (again)
On the Barfleur ferry
Leaving calm of Cherbourg harbour
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Welcome home, thanks for taking us with you.
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Have a safe journey back to York. Have enjoyed following your trip.
Thank you for taking the time and trouble to post - I've thoroughly enjoyed following your adventure. Safe onward journey home.
That was interesting, thanks for sharing.
Buen viaje.
Buen viaje.
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The N10 is the road to Bordeaux from Paris, known in the past as "The Murderess" given the number of fatalities of Pariisiens rushing south to the sun. The main Non toll from Rouen is the D438/338 then D910 from le Mans to Tours and on to Poitiers when it becomes the RN10.
Thanks for taking us along with you.
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Thank you for this thread. We enjoy our trip through France down to southern Spain every year. Your posts have highlighted new places to stop an experience. Great stuff!
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Thanks for taking the time to share your trip, really enjoyed the read. Safe journey home.
Hope you got back to York safely and thanks so much for posting your trip, we hope to do ours mid Dec to March, you’ve given us a great insight as to what we might expect.
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We're doing Dec to Mar also...
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Have a great time!
Thank you for sharing your. Travels with us,I have really enjoyed this thread 
I hope you had a good journey back to York
I hope you had a good journey back to York
Thank you, really enjoyed your journey
As it happens, the 5 hour 25 minute trip (estimated by both the AA and Google Maps) took over 9 hours. We did stop twice for about 30 minutes each time for breakfast and coffee/tea but major delay was caused by poor roads, a diversion off the strips of tarmac between potholes called the A34 due to an accident and roadworks on the M1.
After seeing the investment in infrastructure, so evident in France (with about the same population as the UK) and Spain, we really do seem to have a problem.
Hope our paths cross again. Love your plane we discussed, shown in your avatar?
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It always seems so much worse when you get back after an extended period in Europe doesn’t it.
Yes, it really does!
Know what you mean about the unfamiliarity of being home. Had to open cupboards several times looking for where we store mugs etc. Very strange. Have decided to clean the van here rather than at the storage site do will be without a car over the weekend. But as we’re pretty central in York, can do some shopping walking into town. Despite enjoying our travels, it feels great to be home! We are very lucky indeed.And after 3 months we have forgotten where everything in the house is. And forgotten how to drive the plane too
This has been a very interesting and informative thread, really enjoyed it. We have been that way down to Spain several times, and you stayed some places where we have been. Thankyou .
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Riverbankannie-you probably already know all this but I found this interesting in today’s Grauniad.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/mar/16/ask-ottolenghi-alternatives-to-alliums
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Some great ideas there, things I have never heard of. I am not an adventurous eater but some things I would try. The main problem is eating out.Riverbankannie-you probably already know all this but I found this interesting in today’s Grauniad.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/mar/16/ask-ottolenghi-alternatives-to-alliums
Our daughter has been told to avoid onion and garlic, dairy too, too but she buys some expensive enzymes to take when in that situation which help.
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