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nutgone

17/8/2010 at 11:39am
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I was at (or near) Les Eyzies, on a farm called Le Quaylou (on the road to Campagne, heading from Les Eyzies to Le Bugue), cheapest I could find, set price of 6€ per person per night, can't see doing much better down there, some of the most expensive sites I saw all trip were down there, & by expensive I mean not worth the extra IMO, as they were little or no better than the site I was on, which had some of the best views of the valley, west facing, so everyone was treated to the most fantastic sunsets, I only left there a few days ago, & spent 9 days in all down there.
Compiégne is lovely, I'm pretty sure my dad & me went through there on the boat last year, & stopped to do some shopping. The moorings weren't fantastic, but the town was lovely.
Small world, isn't it.

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17/8/2010 at 10:44pm
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Thanks DK, I've still yet to finish the blog, but there's some quite interesting stuff happened in those last few days, & a few pics to go with it. I almost fell at the final hurdle, or rather the car did! All will be revealed, plus an extra bit about all the little things I forgot to mention, & I'll be camping on the bank holiday, which I may as well add.
I've also come to the conclusion it's a good idea to make the last few days of a long trip like that into a complete nightmare, that way you're not so depressed about coming home! In fact, I was more than ready to get into a normal bed & leave the car alone for a while!

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18/8/2010 at 2:36pm
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I think you are right their Nutgone. We had 3 very long and tortuous journeys back from the Dordogne - Chartres (Friday), Chartres to Calais (Saturday) Calais - home (Sunday). I was more than ready for my bed and I don't think I have recovered yet.

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carolines

19/8/2010 at 11:33pm
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Enjoy a comfy bed! One of the pleasures of home...and not living out of a suitcase... fun for a bit ..but not for too long...

Enjoyed your blog nutgone..and maybe you should keep blogging.... nutgones continuing adventures ..I`m sure lots of us can relate to the ups and down.... not to mention your love / hate relationship with your old car!!

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26/8/2010 at 9:55pm
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I'm camping again this weekend funnily enough.
I left my netbook round my brothers house, & have only just picked it up. The completion of my blog is currently sitting, hand written, round my parents place. Maybe I will put the two together over this weekend, while I'm sat by my car at the old steam rally I'm exhibiting it at, near Eastbourne.
I may even put a cheeky reminder on here when it's done, it was quite a feat getting that car home for the last 800km or so, almost a case for "testing" my breakdown cover!

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26/8/2010 at 10:50pm
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Yes, do let us know when it's done, then I can stop looking at the blog!

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15/9/2010 at 9:19pm
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New posting on the blog today folks!

nutgone

16/9/2010 at 4:38am
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Quote: Originally posted by minicamper2001 on 15/9/2010
New posting on the blog today folks!

Thankyou minicamper2001, I was going to tell you all I have added some more to it, but feel it's not quite right to blow ones' own trumpet, so to speak.

It's still not quite finished though. I've got a little bit to say about the last leg to Dunkirk, plus a little passage I wrote about all the little details I missed & feel should be added (this has been a work-in-progress during a large part of the trip).
I suppose I should also add a bit about my equipment, as I kept promising I would.

I'm looking after my parents' house this weekend & all of next week, & I promise to have it all finished during this time.

I'm really touched that so many of you have enjoyed it, & that so many of you were more worried than my own family when I went AWOL for those few days. I'm already thinking about where to go next year, & as my old car passed its' MOT last weekend, I see no reason why it shouldn't be subjected to another mad road trip.

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