Tuesday 4th June A photo of our unmowed patch of grass as we were leaving Hirel! Our journey today towards home was to a France Passion (free night) at an auberge (which was fine but not as lovely as the one with the donkeys on our outward journey - so no picture). It was just south of Vire, so on the way we stopped to have a look around the town. This isn't a church but a gateway into the town. Flags fluttering from the middle of the central roundabout. We walked steeply down to the River Vire. Don't know what this building is, but it looks like a monastery. There are several of these towers. This is the ruins of the church of St Thomas Becket (same chap as Thomas a Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury). Wednesday 5th June Continuing our journey today. I always love to take a photo of this magnificent bridge as we approach it - Le Pont de Normandie. The other carriageway is being resurfaced. Just as an aside, we've come across quite a lot of roadworks a...
Thursday 30th May Today was an interesting day regarding finding a campsite by the coast near St-Brieuc. We were heading for Les Madieres, but following the road signs to 'camping', we turned a corner on a tiny lane and there was an entrance to a site. The gate was closed, but we parked outside and walked in to find the reception was all bolted and barred and then saw a sign that said 'closed Thursdays'!! So we got back in the van and realised that this wasn't Camping Les Madieres after all. That was a mile or so further on down the lane. So we turned up there, it looked very attractive and a very nice lady greeted us in reception. So far so good - but then she told us that as we had arrived at 12.15 (before their opening in the afternoon time of 2.00pm) we would need to pay a supplement of €10 as well as the usual night charge. We shrugged, but then I said 'we need to use the washing machine' - reply was that it was en panne (out of...
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