After our first croissant of the trip, we were on our way south. It was another day spent hacking along the French motorways. Today was slightly more interesting in that we spent several hours crossing the Massif Central. This is…
In the footsteps of Joan of Arc
Bleary eyed, Team Basil made its way, in the dark, to Folkestone for our 8.20 shuttle to Calais. Sarah nipped in to the terminal to get some sandwiches for breakfast while I took the dogs for a well deserved walk…
We’re off to sunny sunny Spain – Viva Espana
The fact that Spain has just received as much rain as poor old Noah suffered back it biblical times and that we have seen photos of deep snow just outside Madrid, has not put us off our forthcoming trip to…
That’s All Folks
Wimereux has turned out to be a very pleasant place to end this trip. It’s a small and pretty seaside town peppered with grand houses from the end of the 19th Century. The weather has been kind, in fact my…