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22nd June - Port Neuf
Heavy rain overnight, everything wet again. Go to get replacement tent and tables. Got a simple flexi-pole tent, that throw down tent...
peter5587
Jul 4, 20222 min read
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21st June - Clear up day
Main concern was insurance and finding a windscreen supplier. Assessing the damage; Windsceen Lights, van front and trailer Wing mirrors...
peter5587
Jul 4, 20221 min read
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20th June - Port Neuf, not the best day
Leaving Port Meabert on the Gironde for Port Neuf on the Dordogne. It's late but the barrier is up and just a few vans on site. Tent up...
peter5587
Jul 4, 20221 min read
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19th June - Towards Bordeaux; Rochefort, Ronce-les-Bains, Royan, Port Maubert
Back at Au Petit Port I was chatting to a biker from Bordeaux. He said the north side of the Gironde had great roads close to the...
peter5587
Jul 4, 20221 min read
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15th June - leaving Grand Corseau
Well the the wind dropped again with no prospect for a week, so I left. La Grande Cote is a great location and rib trips with Francoir...
peter5587
Jul 4, 20222 min read
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5th June - French Open Women's Final
Packed up Camp (Bye Bye Camping Tonnelle Plage) and headed into Notre Dame-de-Monts to collect my bike, there it was leaning against a...
peter5587
Jul 4, 20221 min read
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4th June St. Notre Dame-de-Monts
Still camping at Tonnelles I spent time getting the fridge to work, nothing wrong with it before landing here. After much research it...
peter5587
Jul 4, 20221 min read
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28th May - 2nd June
Although it suited me, I know the family would be unhappy rough camping, so headed back north and found Camping Tonnelle outside Notre...
peter5587
Jul 4, 20221 min read
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26th May - No wind, heading for Vandee
Had agreed to meet son Howard and family somewhere around St. Jean-de-Monts and needed to get setup on Saturday for their arrival on...
peter5587
Jul 4, 20221 min read
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26th May - Heading for Pornic
Bye Bye Camping De la Baie, an excellent camp site with very friendly and helpful staff - I don't blame you for locking me out - made...
peter5587
Jun 30, 20221 min read
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