Category Archives: Travel stuff

There (was) gold in them there hills

Posted on June 18, 2011 by AdrianC

West of Astorga, near Ponferrada, there’s the remains of Roman mining activity – for gold. North-West Spain was one of their main sources, so they weren’t afraid to throw some engineering and muscle power at the excavations. It’s difficult to … Continue reading →

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León to Astorga and the Camino

Posted on June 17, 2011 by EllieGee

Gentle bimbling from the Picos via some of the Cordella Cantabrica mountains and flooded valleys brought us to the road to León, and in to the city for late afternoon. After finding the dedicated overnight campervan parking area (a corner … Continue reading →

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Picos de Europa

Posted on June 17, 2011 by EllieGee

The Picos aren’t big – the whole national park is only about 40km by 40km, and they aren’t exactly stand-alone, running almost seamlessly into the Cordilla Cantabrica range on one side and the Basque mountains heading towards the Pyrenees on … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - Spain, Travel stuff, Wildlife stuff | 1 Comment

Rhythm of life on the road

Posted on June 5, 2011 by EllieGee

We’ve been spending a lazy Sunday at a lovely campsite near Comillas, west of Santander. It’s been lovely to have a little downtime – we’ve hardly had any so far. Adrian fitted new gear selectors to my bike and tweaked … Continue reading →

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A Basque and Bilbao bimble

Posted on June 2, 2011 by EllieGee

The road has taken us quite a few kilometres since we were last able to post. Every day on this trip flies by and every day is so full it feels like a week in itself. So having crossed into … Continue reading →

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Out on the salt pans

Posted on May 30, 2011 by EllieGee

Salt collecting in salt pans is an industry/activity that was new to me this year when I visited the salt pans near Tuticorin in South India and saw the striking bleak landscape and harsh conditions for the workers. To come … 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 →

Posted in By Country - France, Travel stuff | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in By Country - France, Travel stuff | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in By Country - France, Food stuff, Travel stuff | 3 Comments