This morning was bitterly cold in Massiac, barely above freezing. This somewhat perplexed me, since we are now so far south, until we started driving. As we joined the free motorway south signs made it clear that we were at…
Mistletoe and Wine
Today has been another long driving day but without the excitement of yesterday’s trip through Paris. Reading in the news today we were, in fact, quite lucky to get away with a small hold up on the Peripherique. It’s a…
Led by the Nose
The wind continued blowing a hooley at our aire with the result that, all night long, Basil was rockin and rollin better than Chuck Berry in his prime. We set off as early as possible to try to get 200…
Plans Crumble to Sand
Last night we ambled over to the Old Gate Inn for our last taste of home, but we might have well not bothered. The beer and cider were good, but the food, especially as it labels itself a “gastropub” was…