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Cow bells and paragliders

Cow bells and paragliders

We woke to a beautiful morning with views across the vines covered in mist. Bridget went for a run (without getting lost!) and then met Mike at the end of his dog walk, before he went to the boulangerie to buy breakfast. We then left to drive to Basel, via

Alsace Wine and Gingerbread Houses

Alsace Wine and Gingerbread Houses

On Tuesday morning we explored the forest around Mittelbergheim via a two hour walk that took us up to a fantastic viewpoint (Rocher Sainte-Richards), a ruined castle (Chateau d'Andlau) and back amongst the vines - all before breakfast for the dogs - woops! We then left the dogs

Old castles and beer

Old castles and beer

Our night in Montherme was not brilliant as it poured with rain and some 'worse for wear' locals were quite noisy at 2am and 6am. The boulangerie van then arrived beeping his horn at 8.30am and Mike just managed to rush out to buy our breakfast before

And we are off again!

And we are off again!

Our journey began with a drive in the pouring rain down to the Camping and Caravanning Club site right be the sea in Folkstone. Once parked we enjoyed a great walk along the coast before returning to Vincent to cook a lovely meal of harissa chicken with chickpeas and couscous.

Following the Somme River

Following the Somme River

On Friday we decided to walk into Amiens without the dogs. It took us 45mins to walk down the river to the town and then 15mins to get to Notre-Dame Cathedral (an UNESCO World Heritage site). It is huge! Apparently it could hold two cathedrals the size of Notre Dame

Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink!

Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink!

So we woke to a small leak in the loo from the roof which we mopped up and decided to drive to get some breakfast. When we moved Vincent the small leak turned into a deluge as water which had obviously formed a puddle on the roof cascaded down the

We are (nearly) all going on a Boar hunt!

We are (nearly) all going on a Boar hunt!

The next morning we decided to go for a walk down the canal but opted to leave Mitzy in Vincent for a rest. At the bridge at Saint Oulph we opted for the 10k. As we turned the corner we came across a 'Danger Boar Hunt Season' sign

Chablis and Burrs

Chablis and Burrs

We headed into Chablis for breakfast. We managed to find a nice big car park and then walked to the Boulangerie with the dogs and discovered a 'Balade des Grands Crus de Chablis' which we decided to do after the tasting. After the biggest Pain au Chocolat on

Art trail

We left our France Passion site before breakfast as we decided we needed to let the dogs have a roam so headed towards Loches. Luckily we found a convenient aire on the way then continued our journey. We parked at a great aire by the river in Loches and walked

France Passion

We left the 'Slow Camping' site and headed down the Loire to find a nice place to walk. We stopped at St-Saturnin-sur-Loire which had a convenient aire by the church and also a clearly marked 6k circular walk - perfect! The walk took us through some woods, across

Bourgueil to Angers for Power

Bourgueil to Angers for Power

We woke in the morning in our little vineyard to a beautiful sunrise. The dogs had a lovely time exploring the area whilst we enjoyed a cup of tea then fresh peaches and muesli. We now had no power (!) so we decided to pack up and head towards a campsite