Category: France

On arriving in France I got all my jobs done. Cleaned the van, stocked up at the supermarket, bought some French internet, did my washing at the laundrette (a luxury I’ve not had for months) and took myself off to a forest to just relax for a few days. I started to feel very ill… Continue reading Covid

21.7.21 I never knew this dune existed. It is the tallest sand dune in Europe measuring over 100m tall, 500m wide and 2.7km long! It is surrounded by forest on one side and sea the other. I climbed it in the early morning mist. It felt like another world.

19.7.21- 20.7.21 After a quick detour to the French hardware store Leroy Merlin, to pick up a part I needed to fix my plumbing, I continued my journey south. I was heading to a vineyard I had heard was van friendly and did wine tasting tours. When I arrived it was closed. I drove a… Continue reading Charente-Maritime

17.7.21 On my way to Nantes I passed some hitchhikers. They looked friendly. I picked them up and drove them into the centre of St Malo. The place I’d planned to park in Nantes was full. Just as I was starting to think about giving up and carrying on my journey, a space appeared on… Continue reading Nantes

16.7.20 After Honfleur and Mont St Michel I was planning to head down to Nantes. However, after 2 days of walking around I was in need of a swim in the sea. So I picked a beach at random on the map and started to drive. I had no idea if it would be a… Continue reading Plage de Chevrets

15.7.21 I visited a local cider shop, bought some cider and asked (in french) if I could stay the night in their car park. The lovely owner nodded and took me round the side, where I parked with these fantastic views of fields and Mont St Michel itself. It was less than 5 minutes to… Continue reading Mont Saint-Michel

14.7.21 Honfleur was my first proper stop in France, on my route down to Spain, and it did not disappoint. I loved getting lost in the narrow streets and admiring the old French architecture. I was parked a 5 minute cycle from the beautiful centre, on the banks of the river, in what used to… Continue reading Honfleur

13.7.21 I was meant to be getting the 16.12 train, I arrived early and they put me on one at 14.16 The main two things I was worried about when crossing the border were having the van searched and ending up with all my stuff all over the floor having my van plants confiscated (as… Continue reading Crossing the border and arriving in France