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Subject Topic: Spain (a bit) & France (mainly) 2017 Post Reply Post New Topic
Personseanfdh
31/8/2016 at 8:16pm
 Location: North Devon
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We sailed to Santander from Plymouth on the 14th/15th of August. Two days in San Sebastian but in an Air B'n'b flat so it doesn't really count. Lovely city though and amazing food, if not very accommodating of the Young Vegetarian.


We then moved on to Camping Lauzart in Lescun in the French Pyrenees for three nights. We'd stayed there about twenty years ago and some of the facilities were showing their age. However they're revamping the shower block etc this winter and the views more than made up for any deficiencies. The local cheese which is made from a mixture of sheep and cow milk is highly recommended too.

The site is almost exactly in the middle of this next picture:


Next stop was St Symphorien in the Parc Naturel Régional des Landes de Gascogne.


We made time for a visit to the Dune du Pilat.


And a couple of day trips to Bordeaux using the brilliant Park & Ride tram system.



A short hop northwards took us to Montignac-Charente and probably my favourite site of the trip. 150m from the centre of town and an excellent bar, butcher, baker & veg market. Veg market mornings only.



We had a day in Angouleme. The old city is very attractive but weirdly (possibly because there was a film festival on) local radio was being piped into the streets. The Musee des Bandes Dessinees was quite spiffing though and splendidly well air-conditioned.


The trip ended with three nights at the ever popular Pors Peron

with it's splendid beach

and charming local town. The town boasts some interesting stickers on some of the road signs.



I've added the sites which aren't listed here to the camp site search and will post fuller reviews when they appear.

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VangoMan02
02/9/2016 at 12:36pm
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Enjoyed your photos and glad to see there is someone else who travels light, as I do.
Find pitch, tent up, tarp up and enjoying a cold beer within an hour

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Personseanfdh
02/9/2016 at 12:49pm
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Thanks. We made a conscious effort to cut back on 'stuff' this year.
Several french people came up for a look at the Trangia when we were in the Pyrenees as they'd never seen one in real life before.

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02/9/2016 at 12:58pm
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Yes the Trangia stove is hard to beat.

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Persongeoffprinter
10/9/2016 at 11:01pm
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Stunning pics. If I was younger I would love to have a go at lightweight camping. Just got used to comfort camping too much to change.


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PersonRTS5
11/9/2016 at 8:37pm
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His and hers tent, nice one    

Thanks for the photographs, it is always good to see what sort of trips people have.


Personseanfdh
11/9/2016 at 9:09pm
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Ours and his. A bit more privacy than a net curtain is good for all of us. Though it would solve the which-person-in-this-tent-snores question.

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Personseanfdh
14/9/2016 at 1:27pm
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Here are the links:
Camping du Lauzart, Lescun

St Symphorien

Montignac-Charente

Pors Peron

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Personsuespendlove
23/2/2017 at 1:17pm
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Thanks for the info, looks fab. I'm inspired.

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PersonGreg M
27/2/2017 at 7:16am
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Hi Sean,
Really enjoyed the photos, thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Greg

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PersonMike3003
03/3/2017 at 10:37pm
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Great pics Sean, went to a few of those places last year and had a fantastic time. 😀👍

Mike

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10/3/2017 at 9:38pm
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Looks good, glad to hear the vegetarian food was good too.



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