Today was intended to be a day of driving. Getting a few miles under our belt on our way to Italy. Unfortunately it did not turn out entirely as planned. We set off in heavy mist and a temperature of…

    Basil may be filthier than the winner of last year’s bog snorkling championship, but the rest of us are feeling culturally enlightened. Today, was a sightseeing day and we managed two, yes two, UNESCO World Heritage sites! Our…

Basil started the day with the visit to the workshop. As I said yesterday, he’s been having trouble with his batteries. In reality he didn’t even make it into the workshop. The motorhome service centre in Reims, treated Basil like…

The post will be brief tonight, because we are having technical problems with Basil. The engine does not seem to be charging the battery as we travel and consequently we are running out of 12v electricity. We have found a…