Sur la route trois

from Bilbao to Provence The route took us up the coast, north eastwards from Bilbao for about two hours, then East with the Pyrenees to our South, our right-side, for the remainder. We drove first in the direction of San Sebastian, a place my wife would very much like to visit, through undulating landscape of… Continue reading Sur la route trois

Sur la Route deux

ferry time Our ferry journey was 36 hours, board at midnight, disembark at 8am on Sunday morning in Bilbao, all told a pretty dreamy piece of scheduling. We had booked two cabins as dogs over 10kg were limited to one a room. From uber cramped car, where Ali could not place her feet in the… Continue reading Sur la Route deux

Sur la route

from Rosslare to Provence How did we get here? In a 2008 Volvo V50D is the answer, the short answer, accurate but not complete…as is often the case. Our departure from Graig was abrupt, chaotic and not without mishap. It played out as daylight gave way to darkness, when the frantic efforts to clear the… Continue reading Sur la route