Rear View of the keep

May 10th 2013
With some clouds in the sky and the sun trying to peek out we made a good start and headed to …… McDonalds, purely to use the Wifi and post yesterday’s blog of course, although a coffee seemed only civil whilst we were there. Leaving La Rochelle behind we set our sights for Saintes. Woolly says – It was a nice drive, although I think we are getting a bit blasé about the countryside no ... read more

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'We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us' A truly multi-national mammoth that travels the world visiting places of interest, making new friends and causing mischief wherever he can. With my carer Jo (bless her!) I have scaled castle walls, walked in the footsteps of Roman Emperors and Maharajah's, climbed mountains, contemplated caverns, caves and canyons and attempted the Le Mans 24 hour race on a skateboard! Whether it be climbing a Minaret in Mostar, Paddling in the Arabian Sea, Scaling mountains in Kotor, Feeding chickens in France or Catching trains in India, not... full info

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