Day 137 - 13/09/19 - Barcelonnette, France
We left Mombarcaro and headed towards France. The views of the alps in the distance were breathtaking - we have been so fortunate to be...
Jacksons Escape in a Motorhome
Welcome to our blog - Chris and Diane Jackson's Escape - travelling Europe in our motorhome.  We hope you enjoy following our travels.
We left Mombarcaro and headed towards France. The views of the alps in the distance were breathtaking - we have been so fortunate to be...
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...
We woke up before the alarm, had a shower and then went for coffee with the owner of the farm. There were 5 Motorhomes who had stopped...
Well we certainly had a windy night last night, the Motorhome was well and truly rocking (do you have to be in a plane to be in the mile...
We waved the Geordie 4 on as they left for the next stage of their cycling journey. It’s going to be hot again today and they had a...
Luckily it did cool down a little overnight, so we managed to have a good sleep (not that it matters with not having to get up for work...
This morning, we left the campsite, went to buy food and then made our way to another campsite about half an hour down the coast, where...
So, this morning we said goodbye to our new Welsh friends, as they made their way to catch the ferry home on Monday. I’m sure they’ll be...
We woke to beautiful sunshine this morning, and ventured to the beach with Tami and Tony. It was further away than everyone thought, but...
The rain had been heavy throughout the night, and our neighbour must have had a leak - they put their van on ramps on one side to make...
We woke up and had breakfast with this beautiful view - shame to leave it ! Nearby there were road works and we saw our first set of...
We desperately wanted to stay on a vineyard where someone could speak English and explain the process to us. So we headed for a place...
The sun woke us this morning - the wind and the rain had gone, thank goodness. After breakfast, we headed to Blaye, back to the land of...
Last night we got quite emotional, listening to music and reminiscing. Nine years ago, Chris had 3 slipped discs and was in a...
This morning we moved just to the other side of the bridge to a supermarket to stock up. We then parked up right against the river, and...