Category Archives: By Country – France

The elegance of the hedgehog

Posted on August 10, 2011 by EllieGee

Spoilt for choice for places to visit in France, we didn’t quite know which direction to head in on leaving Salbris. The day we finally left the weather was as uninspiring as it was on the day we first headed … Continue reading →

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19th World Meeting of 2cv Friends, Salbris, France

Posted on August 10, 2011 by EllieGee

As we were driving east and northwards across Spain and up through France, I was imagining all the thousands of 2cvers busily packing their cars in preparation to head to Salbris from every corner of Europe or even flying in … Continue reading →

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Are we making your forecourt look untidy?

Posted on August 9, 2011 by AdrianC

We’re jumping a bit out of sequence in posting this now – the blog itself’s still about two weeks back – but we thought you might like to know about this. The van is currently hors-de-combat. We’ve already mentioned the … Continue reading →

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En-Route to Salbris

Posted on August 2, 2011 by AdrianC

Fortunately, the CV joint held up – and we reached the foothills of the Pyrenees intact. The views from the pass had been as good as expected, not least because of the dramatic change in vegetation as soon as we … Continue reading →

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Dune in June. Almost.

Posted on May 30, 2011 by AdrianC

We’ve moved on quite a long way since we last posted, heading for Northern Spain & Portugal. The only events in our calendar where we know where & when we’ll be are both in July – a wedding in Derbyshire … Continue reading →

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Many menhirs

Posted on May 25, 2011 by EllieGee

We were sad to leave Jono’s idyllic campsite near Nevez, but look forward to catching up with him later in the summer at the World Meeting of 2cv Friends in Salbris, south of Orleans. We have headed a few miles … Continue reading →

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In Brittany

Posted on May 24, 2011 by EllieGee

We’ve been spending the last couple of days with Jono on the campsite where he’s working for the summer – just outside Nevez, on the Brittany coast not far from Pont Aven (a lovely little town, full of art galleries … Continue reading →

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A passion for France…

Posted on May 21, 2011 by AdrianC

As we sit back, on a farm just north of Mayenne, at the start of our third night away, the stresses of packing and sorting the house are starting to fade. The word “chilled” could almost start to be used … Continue reading →

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