Jacksons Escape

Chris caught the sun appearing behind a huge boat as it passed by the campsite this morning. We moved to another campsite a little...

Today we had a lazy day chilling on the campsite, watching the various boats go by. We had fresh fruit salad with yogurt for breakfast,...

We woke up suffering from last night; we both had hangovers and we were covered in bites. Oh well, we had breakfast and went to get our...

We said goodbye to the mesmerising lake this morning, it was so calm an peaceful I could just stare into it all day. What is it about...

We left the campsite, and I had one last look at the pool - it was so inviting. We headed to a camp shop. Chris had fitted USB points...

So today we took the bus to Lucca. Not too far to the bus stop, but such a dangerous road, full of Italian drivers 🤣 Lucca is bigger...

We did a couple more loads of washing this morning - all caught up now 😊 Chris added a couple of extra fans to the fridge. It has only...

We did some food shopping before we left Serravalle, and I treated myself to a haircut - I was a little worried trying to explain what I...

We left Mombaracaro and headed for Ovado, to a stopover that was described as being by the river next to a lovely village. We arrived at...

Today is our 32nd wedding anniversary 🥰 To celebrate, we had a bottle of Asti for breakfast, a bottle of Asti for lunch, and a bottle of...

This morning, we headed into Canelli, to go on the Asti tour. We followed the sat nav, and parked up, but we couldn’t find the place we...

We saw that Asti wasn’t too far away, and so we agreed to make that out next stop. The Italian roads are so worn, much worse than back...

Chris didn’t have a very good night, he felt rough and put it down to altitude sickness, so we moved from Sestriere to find somewhere...

We left Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur and took a last couple of photos of the mountains behind the stopover. We then went on our way, hoping...

We left the stopover, and went back to Visan as there was supposed to be a market on this morning. However, there were only 2 actual...

We couldn’t leave Thueyts without going to the viewpoint that we had seen signposted. We’re so glad we did - it overlooked a river with...

We had a lazy morning alone on the stopover, eating sausage from the onsite butchers, and eggs. We had 3 different types of sausages and...

After all the driving on the mountains yesterday, we decided to have drove a short distance today. After a cuppa, we left the Veal farm,...

We left Comprégnac and travelled back down the hill, drove through Peyre and then under the Millau viaduct. Chris feeling much safer...

We left the vineyard, no tasting or purchasing this time either, and set off on today’s journey, initially towards Monestiés. There was a...