Ibis Saintes

... the beach for a sunburn! For the first 2 months of traveling, Brian asked daily to go and sit on a beach and roast. Finally his waiting is over!

Spent the afternoon doing laundry (strange, in France they won’t supply you with toilet paper in the bathroom, but they’ll give you soap with your laundry - LOL). Also explored what we could see of the Cliffside ...

... an hour into our journey more with the thought of going without rather than actual thirst) I began hoping for a town with a store so that I could buy a liter or 2 to get us through the day, but no. Finally, like a beacon from heaven there was a sign showing water for cyclists?!? I blinked…could this be true, or is it a mirage? It was true! Never seeing anything like this before in any town we’ve been through, I was extremely thankful it was ...

... lane to pass, the driver leaves his/her left turn signal on until moving back into the right lane (and out of the way of faster moving traffic). It's the way highway driving is supposed to work in the U.S., but doesn’t, and it made my long drive from Urretxu to Saintes smooth and easy.

Another interesting note from driving in this area of Western Europe was how most vehicles (almost all of them small sedans/compact cars) had either a bike rack or ...

... We saw everything from Rollers to Maybachs, Ferraris and a pair of McLaren Mercs parked outside one hotel. Drool ! As for parking ... we left the truck parked outside our small hotel, about 15 mins walk from the Kremlin, without charge or restriction for the entire time. There are no parking meters or time restrictions in Moscow, so long as you park in a parking slot and don't block the road. And it seems to work. No yellow lines, no parking signs, no meters and no ...

... I performed a tidy 9 point turn in the road and set off in the other direction, despite knowing it was more prone to small town syndrome with associated 3.5 tonne vehicle paranoia.

I hate these situations in this RV as its harder and drinks loads more diesel.
We aimed for an "Aire" on the beach but after finding four of the nine spaces occupied by cars, we aborted and drove on to Fouras.
This was a further 9km and had 20 full spaces ...

... we enjoyed the tastiest of canapes. Charentais melons with strawberries.Yummm. What a welcome, such wonderful hospitality and lordy knows what time it was when we staggered home....
Aaaah, the French way of life...it could be addictive!

Sat. 11th Jul. Viville.
Dave and Mo's massive house is an old farm house nestled in the small village of Viville. It was probably built in the ...

... www.travelpod.com) abone olduk. Acemice bu ise soyunduk.

Onceleri cok keyifli ve heyecanli olan blog isi (yasadiklarini aninda sevdiklerinle paylasiyorsun), zamanla beni cok zorlamaya basladi. Bir kere internete her yerden erismek mumkun degil. Erissen de Wi-Fi olmali, cunku fotograf makinendeki resimleri once bilgisayara indiriyorsun, oradan da bloga. Sehirlere varis ve cikis saatlerim bazen cok abuk oluyor. Aksam uzeri sehre variyorum ...

At least its in Cognac and I get to stay in St Martial, where you get classical music and home made cakes for breakfast. All that in a castle! I think I am going to regain all the little weight lost camping in Oz very very quickly as I am back to the routine of restaurant every day....

... our French manicures in France like we had wanted. We hurried to catch the 10:00am bus to Saintes Maries de la Mer. There were a couple options for buses but we figured why not spend more time relaxing on a Mediterranean beach than in bed. We grabbed a pastry on the way to the beach. Mine was apricot and delicious. It's the perfect time of year right now for apricots and I can't seem to get enough of them ...

... rõhuma, sest meile lubati esialgu kõrvalmajast, et nimed on kirjas ja kui me kokkulepitud ajal kohale läksime, siis öeldi, et sorry, grupp on täis. Ilmselt tänu administraatori heale inglise keele mõistmisele sokutas ta meid ikka gruppi, mis oli inimeste arvu poolest juba lõhki minemas. Nii et kui tavaliselt tehakse üks laevasõit üle Charente jõe konjakikeldrisse, siis seekord pidi lootsik tegema ...