The second place we had earmarked to visit for potential places for future winter stays was Chamonix. I had never been but Tim had about 25 years ago so his memories were a bit rusty. Chamonix is situated in a valley with Mont Blanc towering above it. Everywhere you looked you have absolutely stunning viewsContinue reading “Chamonix”
Category Archives: Europe 2023 Summer
Beaune and the Drive Home
It was a little sad as always to leave the mountains but this time it was nice knowing that we would be back and we both felt ready to finish our stint in France and head back to the UK. Rather than hurtle our way back we thought we would break up our drive toContinue reading “Beaune and the Drive Home”
Cotswolds
After a quick recharge in London we headed off on our around England adventure! First stop the Cotswolds. We had reluctantly decided to pick up our more robust awning for the coming month in the UK as we were antiscipating the weather to be a little inclement. Maybe a little pessimistic but probably more realistic.Continue reading “Cotswolds”
Forest of Dean
The Forest of Dean is England’s oldest oak forest but I have to admit I had mostly read about it in mountain bike magazines as it has a large network of mountain bike tracks and so we thought we would hope for some dry weather and jump on our bikes for a couple of days.Continue reading “Forest of Dean”
Church Stretton
After Forest of Dean we were making our way up north to see some old family friends but thought we would have a look at the Shropshire Hills area first. It also happened to coincide with our Rugby League team the Brisbane Broncos making the grand final so we thought we would treat ourselves andContinue reading “Church Stretton”
Bamford – Peak District
Having had a wonderful stay with with one of my oldest friends in Cheshire we set off towards the Peak District maybe more hungover than recharged but still very excited about continuing our travels especially considering there were rumours of a “heatwave” or at the very least a dry weekend ahead!! Our drive was toContinue reading “Bamford – Peak District”
Lake District- Planning
Ever since we have been back in England we have been wanting to do a multi day hike. We had ear marked the Lake District as a possible destination for this but I was always a little apprehensive of doing the full hike and camp experience due to the weather. Tim found an awesome articleContinue reading “Lake District- Planning”
Lake District Day 1 Buttermere to Wasdale Head
We woke up on the first day of our hike very excited. We were packed and ready to go and headed down for the breakfast part of our bed and breakfast booking. The place we were staying at certainly knew what they were doing and we had some great breakfast options all hearty and fullContinue reading “Lake District Day 1 Buttermere to Wasdale Head”
Lake District Day 2 Wasdale Head to Elterwater
We awoke pretty well rested but a little stiff around the edges but nothing a hearty breakfast wouldn’t solve and to our delight the breakfast definitely hit the mark. Continental plus a full English breakfast, including black pudding. When we looked outside we were delighted to see that it wasn’t raining and the sky wasContinue reading “Lake District Day 2 Wasdale Head to Elterwater”
Lake District Day 3 Elterwater to Rosthwaite
Any soreness we had in the legs from our hike the previous day quickly disappeared when we awoke to a glorious sunny day. Still cold but almost no wind. So we loaded up on breakfast which was another hearty full English with as many extras as you could possibly want. Our thinking was that weContinue reading “Lake District Day 3 Elterwater to Rosthwaite”