Round Europe with a caravan - a tale of old age wanderings

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After 41 years in banking (John) and Libraries (Lesley) in the UK and in Canada, it is time to put away the calculator, close the till, shelve the last book and escape. We have sold our house, stored the few bits that were dear to us, sold or scrapped the rest and away we go. We have bought a Burstner 525 caravan, a Hyundai Santa Fe,membership of the Caravan Club and the Camping & Caravaning club and a load of maps and guide books.

Next week, on May 6, 2008, we leave our adopted Yorkshire, depart for Dorset, then Pembroke, then once we are confident in the ways of caravanning with a monster van, off we go over the channel.

By the way, to enlarge any of the photos in the blog, just click on them.

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  The journey so far   West Moors, Dorset, United Kingdom on May 28, 2008 12 pictures 1 comment
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  And so to France   Moyaux, France on Jun 4, 2008 4 pictures 3 comments
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  Brittany and the sun   Sarzeau, France on Jun 7, 2008 12 pictures 2 comments
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  From Brittany to Perigord   Nontron, France on Jun 15, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Cahors and the Quercy   Cahors, France on Jun 20, 2008 8 pictures 1 comment
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  Cathar Country   Carcassonne, France on Jun 24, 2008 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Causses et Gorges   Meyrueis, France on Jun 27, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  The land of volcanoes   Royat, France on Jul 4, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  To the Mosquito coast (well, river bank)   Bourges, France on Jul 4, 2008 1 picture 1 comment
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  Monet Monet Monet   Mantes, France on Jul 10, 2008 8 pictures 3 comments
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  It's raining, it must be Caen   Caen, France on Jul 10, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The UK Interlude   Christchurch, United Kingdom on Aug 16, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Our thoughts so far   Leeds, United Kingdom on Aug 16, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  From Bad to Wurst   Bad Segeberg, Germany on Aug 16, 2008 22 pictures 1 comment
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  And then we took Berlin   Potsdam, Germany on Aug 18, 2008 23 pictures 2 comments
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  Dresden - Phoenix or Disneyworld?   Dresden, Germany on Aug 28, 2008 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Praha..aha...aha   Prague, Czech Republic on Aug 31, 2008 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Map pin trencin   Prague, Czech Republic on Sep 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Map pin levoka   Poprod, Slovakia on Sep 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Map pin debrecin   Debrecen, Hungary on Sep 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Map pin cluj napoka   Cluj napoka, Romania on Sep 11, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The High Tatras and beyond   Brasov, Romania on Sep 11, 2008 18 pictures 2 comments
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  The Balkan Crises are solved.........now to Greece   Alexandroúpolis, Greece on Sep 22, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Alexandroupoli   Kavála, Greece on Oct 4, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Kavala   Thessaloniki, Greece on Oct 4, 2008 11 pictures 4 comments
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  Mount Pelion   Vólos, Greece on Oct 4, 2008 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Attica   Sounio, Greece on Oct 29, 2008 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Monasteries and mountains   Sounio, Greece on Nov 5, 2008 19 pictures 0 comments
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  The mountains of Greece to the plains of Italy   Bellaria, Italy on Nov 20, 2008 22 pictures 3 comments
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  More art, more culture, more hassle   Montopoli in Val d'Arno, Italy on Nov 25, 2008 15 pictures 2 comments
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  A lot of weather   San Remo, Italy on Nov 30, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Full circle   Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain on Dec 7, 2008 13 pictures 2 comments
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  Cats in Catalonia   Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain on Dec 20, 2008 22 pictures 1 comment
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  The rain in Spain   Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain on Jan 10, 2009 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Of groundsheets and grumpiness   Oliva, Spain on Jan 14, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  The teeth and the gale   Oliva, Spain on Jan 31, 2009 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Brits on the Rocks   Garrucha, Spain on Feb 12, 2009 22 pictures 4 comments
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  Of Moors and Mountains   Orgiva, Spain on Mar 1, 2009 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Mosques and mud   Marbella, Spain on Mar 7, 2009 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Costa del Golf   Tarifa, Spain on Mar 12, 2009 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Wind, sand and monkeys   Cádiz, Spain on Mar 18, 2009 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Bulls and Horses   El Rocio, Spain on Mar 28, 2009 31 pictures 0 comments
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  The Algarve, sea and rocks   Quarteira, Portugal on Apr 10, 2009 19 pictures 0 comments
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  The piece of cod (that passeth all understanding)   Lisbon, Portugal on Apr 22, 2009 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Fig Foz   Figueira da Foz, Portugal on Apr 28, 2009 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Four rivers and another cod   Caminha, Portugal on May 9, 2009 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Cockles and rain   Tordesillas, Spain on May 15, 2009 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Castles in Spain   Tordesillas, Spain on May 22, 2009 22 pictures 0 comments
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  The end of the road   Ribadesella, Spain on May 22, 2009 12 pictures 0 comments
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  The Return Of The Natives   Scarcroft, United Kingdom on Jun 2, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments