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Tuesday 16th April we got the night ferry Harwich-Hook of Holland. Pleasant crossing and the pet friendly cabin was fine. Stena ferries seem to be in better nick than P&O from Hull, I think I saw somewhere that Stena's ferries have had a recent overhaul/update?
Wednesday morning we drove through...
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A 3,000 mile drive from Boca Chica, TX to Halifax NS to drop van off at docks 11th April.
Trying to not go too far north to quickly as central Maine was -7c and 24" of snow, but stopping to viewed the Total Solar Eclipse
from Littleton Maine...
We stayed here last night and will be staying tonight. It is a free Aire with water at 3 euros for 10 mins and leccy at 4 euros and hour ! Cassette dump is free.
Probably space for 10 cars but there is adjacent car parking if you have a French attitude and it is full.
There is an alternative...
We are at the free Aire at Meung Sur Loire (which may get it's own journal entry from a quick viewing last night.
The fair was adjacent to us when we pulled in but they were gone by 2200 having shut up shop at 1800.
It is about 20km west of Orleans on the Loire and only the first bridge over...
We made our way in to Bourges from the free Aire about 8km west of Borgues via the canal due berry which is quite a canal at 280 km long and in use up to 1950. The cycle was flat with only 2 locks so uphill on the way in ! First 6km was outstanding perfectly formed and smooth tarmac. Plenty of...
We left marseillan with every intention of going to Pezenas market which we knew was on a Saturday and been before and it is right up there for markets to attend but sat nav took us wrong way on the motorway and it was one of those "millau is bound to have one moments" and we dropped down rather...
We travelled down here yesterday into the Aire as the weather was nicer here than Spain and we needed some good internet for video conference with my occupational health doc who agreed with me I am fit to return to normal 12 hour duties days and nights on my next shift which is Thursday...
We came to Esteve last night for another free Aire with 6 places, free dump, 50 cents for a cassette clean and electricity at 5 euros for 24 hours.
Very quiet night with 5 of us here.
Had a walk around town last night and very very q. No bar open open for me to spend my pesetas.
Set off...
We stayed overnight at the train station at Prat de Comte which is 8 km and 15 minute drive or hours cycle back to the town. Hilly and winding.
No trouble staying there and a German wohnmobile did the same. We saw some french we met the day before stay over at Bot Station and it would seem all...
Quick walk round the picturesque village and getting bread from the shop revealed a lovely little village.
When we paid our 2 euros in the bar we think he told us the swimming pool wasn't open so whether that is included in your 2 euros or not we don't know.
Filled with water and ablutions...
