Muno

After an fairly easy ride, partly through the night, down to Benodet, we arrived to warmish weather and our square piece of grass/home for the next 12 nights. The campsite 'Camping du Letty' offered everything we needed and reminded me so much of when I went camping with my family throughout my childhood - it was quite a nostalgic holiday. We set up home next to some friendly Dutch and opposite some friendly Germans. Although we definitely did not have the gear that some people have (satellite dishes, rotary washing lines, speed boats) it was homely enough. The weather was a bit iffy so quite a few days we were dodging the rain by visiting some of the surrounding places of interest. One afternoon we went to a town called Audierne which although quite quaint did ... read more

When the invitation to Hector (our Hector's namesake) and Melissa's wedding came it was an easy decision to say yes we're coming! We met Hector in Nepal about 8 years ago and this was the perfect excuse to go and visit. The trip was unforgettable and for that we say a huge thank you to Hector and his family and friends for making us feel so welcome and really laying on the red carpet treatment! The practicalities of getting to Tampico are a little challenging - 27 hours journey time, 3 flights and fortunately only one melt down - (Heidi in Mexican customs as she didn't press the button in the elevator)! Actually, the kids were pretty good on the flights, and we arrived fairly fresh to our first hotel in Tampico - with Hector checking ... read more

A short break to the South of France for Jon and Charlottes Wedding (last summer) - looking back at the pictures now brings back memories of a great day! Monaco proved to be the best post wedding day hangover cure - we pretty much walked the entire grand prix circuit, had a delicious lunch and a quick dip before heading back to the airport.... cracking short break catching up with old friends! Pictures say it all really............. read more

Long in the making - this weekend was inspired by tales of fabulous food, scenery, and weather (in the summer) by great friends Nick and Ceci - we were not disappointed! The usual early start commensurate with cheap flights (£40 return!) saw us meeting Lynny and Graham (travelling companions through Argentina in 2006) on a cold and dreary Friday at Stanstead. A trouble free flight, you get free speedy boarding with kids (and seat allocation stops the usual bun fight), saw us arriving in good time to make a full day of it in Asturias. Processing at the little airport was fairly straightforward - Heidi managed to get herself separated from the rest of us by running thorough automatic doors - which then promptly closed behind her and caused much laughter in the immigration queue - ... read more

After a silly 4am start, we arrived in Calais at 9am to wait for Mike (Nick's Dad), Lucy (Nick's sister) and James (Nick's sister's husband), we eventually caught up with them on the motorway hard shoulder after Mike had tried to go round the roundabout the wrong way - whoops! Partially because I didn't know my right from my left!!!!! Having chosen 'car park Saturday' as the day to travel (the worst weekend in France to travel hence the motorways being called a car park) it was no surprise we spent a good 2+ hours in traffic jams. We got to our gite in time to get to the local village, Guemene-Sur-Scorff, for dinner in a gorgeous little restaurant run by an English couple, it was a traditional French affair with Fish and Chips for me! ... read more