Labadusa/Duga Beaches via SUP Board
I must recommend my new toy and the beaches and inlets round this spot are perfect for it. It is a 500m walk from my pitch which doesn’t seem far, but it is quite a load to carry. The model I selected is great – it has a kayak seat, paddle holders, bottle holder and waterproof bag for.. →
Destination Okrug Gornji (Trogir, near Split)
This is my second night at a campsite which was not my target, and I’m very glad that my target did not have a spare pitch. It is on the main drag of Okrug Gornji which even on a second drive (or cycle) by seems somewhat reminiscent of what I remember of Ipsos in Corfu, when I was there at.. →
Mreznicki Brig & Zagreb
Based on recommendations, I decided to stay for two nights at a campsite on this lovely river in the north of Croatia near the tourist town of Duga Resa, and the larger town of Karlovac.
The water is so clear and although there are reeds in certain areas, the rest of it isn’t dark and.. →
The Hills are Alive ……
As far as I’m aware, this must be my first ever time in Austria, and admittedly the weather has shown it in a late summer sunshine light, but it only brings forth emotion which I want to record. I do wish everyone had the privilege that I have had to be able to drink in ‘in real life’.. →
Ukraine At Home, Croatia At Last
Life in new lanes found me today at a complete parkup on a motorway, still despite my advancing years a rare event, with a helicopter having landed further up so we were there for a duration. I was once again sitting pretty, not quite ‘on’ 😊, but due to the toilet on board, and the fact that.. →
More ‘non plain sailing’
I spent 3 nights with my old friend Carole and her constant companion Ted on a lovely site ‘L’Olivier in Junas, near the historic small town of Sommieres between Nimes & Montpellier. The good is of course the company and the location, and the fantastic 3m-wide voie verte which runs.. →
Mum’s house in Courry
This has been my first visit since June 2019, before Mum’s cancer returned and finally overcame her. I have not experienced grief and sadness like this even at her death last March, and since the ending of my marriage.
The house has had 2 short visits last year, and now this September,.. →
Two wheel ascent to the Causse
For yesterday’s activity, from across the valley I could see the road ascending to the top above Florac, so I decided that this would be a good test of new trusty. We managed to do it – about 4.5km of ascent of approx 500m upto around 1000m – using mostly the 2nd level of power.. →
On Robert Louis Stevenson’s Chemin but with bike not donkey
The limestone upland (causse) can be seen rising up above FloracIdyllic setting for a fish farm, water eventually surfacing from the plateau abovePart of the ‘chemin’
Have spent the last two nights on a lovely 2-star campsite in Bedoues-Cocures, a village a couple of kms or so outside.. →
Pandemic & Brexit – Travel in France
Current French Covid requirements for entry
Proof of vaccination or recent recovery from covid
I used the French ‘Tousanticovid’ app (from Google Playstore) which is like our NHS App. This will scan the NHS Vacc or Test QR code and load the details into the app. I scanned the.. →