And we are off. Dover for first stop ready for ferry to France in the morning.
August 31st 2022 And we are off. Off to Switzerland, via France for a few days, for most of September.
We’ve been pretty well occupied throughout July and August since our June trip to France. The garden has been looking absolutely splendid, helped by a lot of glorious weather and no battering of heavy wind and rain. The almost drought conditions of August have left it a bit dry in places but we have had no hos
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