On the Road Again!

Continuing with the longer stays idea, I was looking for another site to follow the Cote de Nacre week along the D-Day coast. Our wedding anniversary is in the week after Nacre. The plan to keep days on the road short for the dog's sake means I was looking at nearby Normandy and across into Brittany. I alighted on another Sandaya site.   Sandaya Mont Saint Michel Campsite . Another campsite that is actually open. The reviews on their site and again on Tripadvisor were very good. I waited for Claire to give it a once over and we booked it. What was different is that this is a premium pitch that comes with a private sanitary unit. It's marginally cheaper than Nacre too. I have allowed for two overnights between the two sites. There are only 80 miles between the two though. There are places on the way I'd like to divert to along the way. Places like the Airborne Museum in Sainte-Mere-Eglise and the other D-Day museums along the way. There are options such as Camping-Car Parks ...

With all the health problems we have decided that France, Normandy and Brittany, is the limit. We also have to take into consideration that the heatwaves that have brought incredibly hot weather to parts of Europe, that travelling with a dog who will be 16yo by the time we depart is not enjoying spending too long in the van. So I began to work my way across the English Channel coast from Calais where we will arrive towards Brittany. The idea is to keep the daily mileages quite low so that we arrive early enough to enjoy where we are. The first booking is for a week. I decided to check out Sandaya Côte de Nacre . We have had a few stays with them and they have been okay. What's more importantly they are open!  It seems that France closes down, in the main, at the end of September! Saying that, they also close some of their sites! Why a week?  This stay is around five days into the trip. I am looking for aires on the way down and a week means we have a base and a chance to chill...

So here I am posting again. This is my third one. The first one stopped working when the dial to select modes stopped working. The next one came from eBay and was an exceptional purchase. So why replace it? I lost it. I have searched high and low and not found it.  The small size, decent battery life and viewfinder means it's perfect for slipping into a pocket or handbag.  I am coming around the thinking it was easy to slip out of a pocket as well. It arrived today. Another low price eBay purchase.  It works. Came fully charged and needed only a Sony memory stick to go in the adapter. I have a couple of spares to hand. First photo just a snap of the back garden to see that it worked. Then a couple of the van post Dazzle and Shine.

By the time we got home from holiday, and despite the van going through the high vehicle jetwash in Noyers, it was minging. So I booked Dave from Dazzle and Shine to come and give it a "showroom" valet. And what a job he has done. Molly is shinier even than when we picked her up from the dealers. I would definitely recommend Dave.

I started following this blog a while back and have now added it to the "other blogs" link accessible from the drop down menu on the left. It's quite informative.  Motorhometouring the UK & Europe

Not really discovered as I heard it fifty odd years ago.... You can check out the song The Weight (Remixed 2018) by The Band at Soundhound  

As we have been home from France for over a month, it's time to get away. Even for a couple of days. The CCC have an offer at some sites where pitch prices are about half the normal cost.  It runs in August. We decided that after the really hot weather where neither us or the dog are happy, we decided to try a new way of securing Reggie in the van, and a local trip seemed a good idea. Canterbury then! It's in the offer and only 20 miles from home. Looking forward to getting away. The heatwaves we have had have left the countryside parched and we have the odd grass fire.  Not as bad as France and Spain though. Usually the day time temperature in Kent in August rarely exceeds 25C and the heatwaves have put day time temperatures as high as 36C for days on end, with overnight around 25C!!!