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Continue reading →: Day 5 – to EbermannstadtDay 5 – to Ebermannstadt Sunshine today, though still below zero. Met one or two other dog owners while walking around the Neustadt forest this morning. My luck more likely, but it seems every dog we meet is hugely aggressive, with its owner barely managing to constrain it on its…
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Continue reading →: Day 4 – to Neustadt an der AischDay 4 – to Neustadt an der Aisch Looking for that ‘highway if diamonds with nobody on it’. Just a half hour drive this morning to the sports arena at Neustadt where campervans are directed to. Snow was still falling, with several centimetres on the ground, and for a while,…
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Continue reading →: Day 2 – to Würzburg, GermanyDay 2 – to Würzburg, Germany Searching for that ‘highway of diamonds with nobody on it’.. Nevene was a good place to stay, at its sports centre. There is even an electric hook up available for those who want it, coin operated. There was one other van there, but I…
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Continue reading →: Day 2 – to Nevene, BelgiumDay 2 – to Nevene, Belgium Brill Common is an excellent stopover for the trip down from Cumbria, though it had been cold enough overnight for the dog’s water to freeze. A bonus of the weather, now heavy and frequent snow showers that settled on the ground, was that no…
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Continue reading →: Seeking ‘A Highway Of Diamonds With Nobody On It’Seeking ‘A Highway Of Diamonds With Nobody On It’ Day 1 – to Brill, Oxfordshire The last course finished on 1st December with a temperature below zero and snow flurries, and this one begins with the same. It was only a few days ago that it was shirts and T-shirt…
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Continue reading →: Days 86 & 87 – Back home..Days 86 & 87 – Back home.. Almost 6 hours of autoroute driving took me to Caen, 80 euros of tolls in a class two vehicle, to add to the 30 from yesterday. I’m not sure I’d say that it was worth it, but the alternative takes four hours longer,…
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Continue reading →: Day 85 – to Vandenesse-en-Auxois (aire on A6)Day 85 – to Vandenesse-en-Auxois (aire on A6) I had purchased on online (‘government approved’…) lateral flow Covid test hours before the rules changed, and a PCR test became necessary. A day 2 test remains necessary. Fortunately though, the company charged only the difference between the tests, but the ability…
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Continue reading →: Days 82, 83, 84 & 85 – at Lagnes, ProvenceDays 82, 83, 84 & 85 – at Lagnes, Provence Some pleasant days with good friends Hugh and Pauline, eating, drinking, and wandering around the many tracks and hillsides of the surrounding country. Cold nights, below freezing, and sunny fresh days.
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Continue reading →: Day 81 – at EygalièresDay 81 – at Eygalières The highlight of the day was the hike on the ridge of the Chaîne des Alpilles on the GR 6. It all began so tamely leaving the parking, but after a couple of kilometres takes a left turn to climb up to the ridge. Much…
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Continue reading →: Day 80 – to EygalièresDay 80 – to Eygalières I was headed for the Chaîne des Alpilles, a small range of mountains in Provence, recommended by the friends that I will see later in the week. I had a couple of hours driving this morning, then a relief, as for the next week there…
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SafeReturnDoubtful is my alias. Rua is my fox red labrador pup, born 14 Feb 2026 and learning fast..
Where is Rua?
I was so much older then…
Quote of the Week
Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, ‘What road do I take?’ The cat asked, ‘Where do you want to go?’ ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it really doesn’t matter, does it?’
Lewis Carroll
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