Tuesday 7th June – Tuesday 12th July. Ferry Portsmouth to Caen (Ouistraham). Just Chris and Liz. Picked up Hugh at Perpignan airport on Saturday18th June and delivered him back Saturday 2nd July. So chris and Liz had 10 days before Hugh, 14 days with him and 10 days after. Return to Camping holidays main page |
TOP Les Rosiers sur Loire* Our experimental alternative to Saumur | |
A happy welcome from one of my favourite wines | |
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TOP Rosnay | |
TOP Not our usual sunny time in La Brenne | |
TOP Le Bugue | |
With Max and Marguerite, comparing knee scars | |
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TOP St Antonin Noble Val* | |
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TOP Les Cammazes | |
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TOP Serignan-Plages* | |
A favourite visitor to our pitch. There are more pictures of the birds at Serignan in a separate Birds section | |
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TOP Tuchan | |
Our local spotted flycatcher | |
Flycatcher turned Dragonfly catcher | |
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TOP Puivert* | |
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TOP Col de Puy Morens | |
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TOP Matamale | |
Our lively neighbours from a special school. They caught the gift of trout provided for our dinner (below) | |
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TOP Font-Romeu | |
Our neighbour during thunderstorm | |
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TOP Argeles-Plages | |
My birthday party in Le Soleil restaurant | |
Unidentified warber | Bee-eater |
Very special Zitting cisticola (India name) or Fantail warbler in its characteristic 2-twig perch. Sardinian warbler | |
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TOP Tuchan (2nd visit - for the night before delivering Hugh to airport) | |
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TOP St-Pons-de-Thomieres* | |
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TOP The Cirque de Navacelles We were diverted by this route by mistake "steep narrow dangeroous" | |
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TOP Val de L'Arre at Le Vigan | |
Our friends from past years, John and Mafanwy | |
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TOP Le Col de la Croix de Bor our favourite wild campsite in Les Margerides | |
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Long lens view of our next region near Fay sur Lignon (in Parc Naturel des Monts d’Ardèche) | |
TOP Fay sur Lignon An important village on the Plateau Vivarais-Lignon where the many farms and villages hid Jewish children and others from the Nazis | |
Farewell view | |
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TOP Chatel-Montagne Retro Passion campsite. | |
Isabelle Launay and retro-passionate husband and excellent chef. | |
View from our pitch | |
The church in the nearby village on the hill | |
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TOP Beautiful village on journey (Beaulon) | |
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TOP Pouilly sur Loire | |
Very informal site on bank of Loire near Pouilly, famous for its white wine | |
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TOP Sancerre on journey | |
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TOP Bonneval Site run by new owner who is falconer so has afternoon shows. | |
Our host feeding the young barn owl during our dinner | |
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TOP Merville-Franceville-Plages near Ouistraham | |
Last swim. It does not look as much fun as Liz claims | |
location of our final French dinner | |
Nearly home | |
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