JodyandAnneDriveRoundEurope

Anne: Damn this place is hot!! The drive from Andorra to Madrid was unbearable. We didn't want to rush to Madrid so planned to stop over in Zaragoza but by the time we got near, it was late so we tried to get some kip in the van but nearly died from the heat. We had to have a shower from our solar power shower thing just to cool off, in the middle of a truck stop! Anyway we had to just carry on driving through the night cause there was no way we were sleeping so we just carried on to Madrid.... read more

Anne: On the morning that we left my cousin Paul's house we travelled about half an hour to Carcassonne. Here they have a medieval Cité which I really wanted to visit as it is the setting of the book I was reading, Sepulture by Kate Mosse. It was baking hot when we got there and there were hundreds and hundreds of tourists! We had a walk around the inner Cité and I took loads of photos but the magic of the place was lost for me due the the sheer number of people there. Still enjoyed it though and bought a couple of postcards! We then travelled on to Andorra. xx... read more

We arrived Friday afternoon at my cousin Paul's house.... read more

Jody, Sorry about the slackness with the write up. The heat really picked up when we got to biarritz, finally seem to be escaping the British weather that kept reaching out to us. After all the driving we were gagging to get to the beach, me for waves, Anne for sun bathing. With a gentle 2.5 foot swell we both got wettied up and went in the water. No need for the wettie here really as the water is fantastic. The surf was good although it would be 3 days of flat till the surf picked up again. Campsite was only 5 mins walk from beach so the van rarely got used and the facilities were really good. The shop sells huge bottles of Desparados which is so cool, guzzled a few of those bad boys! ... read more

Les Gets This is the part of the trip I’ve been most looking forward to and it didn’t disappoint. Couldn’t fit my Down Hill bike in the van so we rented them off the nicest Frenchman I’ve ever met, seriously, if you’re ever in Les Gets and need anything bike or surf, visit Nevada Sports. Hats off to you Thiery, you are a true gentleman and a general lovely guy. Spent the first night camped in some car park on the side of the valley before we got a camp site the next night. The riding was sick, absolutely sick, I’m so proud of Anne for following me all the way, she did really well and it’s not like we were just pussying out and doing all the green runs. Anne followed me through red runs, ... read more

On the way to the Alps we stopped in at Geneva for an hour to visit the Jet D’Eau which was amazing. We walked out on the jetty to get some pics and had a nice refreshing spray of lake water! The town and lake were quite posh and this was reinforced by the price of a Red Bull at 5E! ... read more

We slept in the van outside the Hoegaarden brewery that night waiting for our tour/visit with no bother at all. Woke up on the Monday and found out the brewery was shut, great. Went on to the Sasson Dupont brewery and that was also shut. Great. So by now we’re pretty pissed off with the whole place, its Monday for gods sake, not Sunday so get up off your arse’s and open some stuff! So with nothing being open and the general attitude we ran into, we left Belgium pretty sharpish, never to return. What a waste of time and money.... read more

Brussels Not alot to say really. Pulled into Brussels and was shocked at the blatant dis regard for driving rules, the place is insane, do what you like basically. The architecture in Brussels is pretty amazing, especially the central square which was amazing. Had a look round saint Michaels cathedral (which was free, always good) and stared in awe at the place. Inside and out its truly amazing. As if we visited the main Royal Palace and parked right outside the main gate, check the pictures, the van doesn’t look out of place at all!... read more