Oct-Dec - Vinnie Van Goes

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Oct-Dec

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Home for Xmas!

We woke to a beautiful sunrise and had a lovely walk round the fields. We nearly lost the dogs as they chased a deer scent but luckily they are too small to really catch up with anything. Our first frostWe left the farm after breakfast and headed north. We drove

France Passion

We left Camping Les Cigules after breakfast and headed along the coast. Mike had studied the forecast map carefully and assured me that the forecast for Toulon was sun! The drive towards Frejus was stunning and we thought of stopping there but the town did not seem very impressive and

Pisa and a mad dash to the sun in France

Pisa and a mad dash to the sun in France

We woke, Thursday morning, to the most glorious sunny day in Pisa and after giving the dogs a brief walk and breakfast we set off to find the famous leaning tower - a 30+ minute walk away. The walk took us through the outskirts of Pisa and then through the

Italian walled cities

Italian walled cities

We arrived at the camper parking at Monteriggioni in time to walk up to the castle walls and watch the pretty sunset. Monteriggioni is a small town surrounded by an intact circle of walls that sits quite high up so that there are good views from the wall gates. We

We meet all kinds of weathers in Tuscany!

We meet all kinds of weathers in Tuscany!

We left Mantua early on Saturday morning, after another wet night, and drove 200 miles to Tuscany. We had decided it was time to explore somewhere different. We eventually drove up some hills, more windy roads, to San Galgano which has an abbey which is supposedly one of the most

Culture and Pasta

Culture and Pasta

We left Colico with the sun shining and headed down the lake and into rain! We had decided to visit a couple of places on the River Mincio listed on drive 7 in our book. We arrived (100 + miles later a 1/3 of it tunnel!) at the aire at

Stunning scenery at Lake Como

Stunning scenery at Lake Como

After a very wet night we woke up on Tuesday morning to fantastic views of the surrounding mountains so we rushed out to walk the dogs - just in case it all disappeared. Luckily the sun came out so we could enjoy the scenery all day. When we walked the

Exploring the lakes

Exploring the lakes

While we were exploring a motorhome had arrived and parked in the space in front of us, however, so close that we could not leave without them moving as we needed to roll down our tyre ramps forward. After a quick chat they confirmed they would be leaving by 10am

The sexiest lake in Italy?

The sexiest lake in Italy?

Dawn broke with more mist and cloud however by the time we had eaten breakfast and walked the dogs it had begun to clear and we got some super views across the mountains. We set off for the Simplon Pass to Italy not really knowing what we were letting ourselves

Decisions, decisions....

Decisions, decisions....

We woke up in the morning to thick cloud so we could not see the fantastic view from the fromagerie car park. After subjecting Charlotte to a Vincent shower we drove down to the lake to have breakfast at Saint Aubin Port. We all enjoyed eggy bread and then decided

Views from the wanderweg

Views from the wanderweg

We woke up early planning to get to the next campsite before the rugby started. But when we got up the view over the lake was stunning and we spent a long time standing by the lake talking to a British family so we ended up staying at the campsite

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.