The morning sees us Paris bound. We’ve not approached Paris from this angle before and it offers two surprises. The first is that Paris is adjacent to a forest. A forest that boasts deer and […]
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2018 Day 30 – Gerberoy
Day 30. Where did that time go, pray tell? Surely we landed mere moments ago. The morning sees us driving south, through large scale farm land. This is the serious business end of farming: endless […]
2018 Day 29 – Ypres
We’re better organised today. Bikes out, Google maps on, we find a bike path along the river that takes us all the way into Ypres. Interestingly, Ypres is its French name: the town’s official name […]
2018 Day 28 – Finally, in Europe
And so after a delayed start, we find ourselves at last driving to Dover, Calais bound on the noon ferry. I love the logistics that accompany these crossings. I’m sure that there’s a pertinicky Virgo […]
2017 Day Sixty Seven
It’s our last day in France and despite the ferry leaving late in the afternoon, the day slips by in what seems moments. There’s a last delicious lunch to be had, of course, and the […]
2017 Day Sixty Six
It’s hard to believe, but today might just have been our first day of “down” time. A lazy, genuine sleep in, croissants for breakfast thanks to a mobile boulangerie and the toughest decision of the […]
2017 Day Sixty Three
It’s promising to be a warm day so it’s off to see the Le Conquil troglodyte caves bright and early. It’s only a short walk over the river, but neither of us is expecting quite […]
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