Category Archives: Maggie

Aubeterre, Bloody Fingers and Sunshine!

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Al in France

Back again for a roundup of my last trip in the Charente. As with my last post, this time I went to another place that I have passed by so many times. Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is classed as one of the Plus … Continue reading →

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Veni, Vidi, Vici

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Al in France

I recently read somewhere that no landscape inspires quite like the mountains. Certainly I love being in the mountains, and really do feel very uplifted when I reach that point where I can savour all that is around me. I … Continue reading →

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Maggie’s Grand Day Out

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Al in France

Just every now and again, Maggie takes me out for a nice walk! Just a 10 min drive from the campsite, in the middle of a mountain crater, is the lovely Lac Chambon. The trail takes about an hour and … Continue reading →

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Isolation with a difference.

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Al in France

Time to get away again in my pod. I had this site booked for a stay in May but with restrictions and the fact that it was still closed, I wasn’t able to visit. No matter, I’m here now. And … Continue reading →

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Closed today!

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Al in France

It hasn’t been the brightest of days…low cloud, the threat of rain, unseasonally cool but certainly not cold as it is still 20c. I had to get some provisions, so whilst out and about I stopped off in a small … Continue reading →

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Just Maggie

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Al in France

Well, I am getting fed-up with my dad cos he never seems to let me have a say on what goes into this blog! Anyway, he’s in the garden pottering about so I thought I’d have a go at this … Continue reading →

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Freezing Fog…UGH!

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Al in France

If there is one thing I really hate, it is fog, followed very closely by freezing fog. I let Maggie out at 6h30 whilst it was still night…bitterly cold, frost covering the dark world and millions of stars twinkling so … Continue reading →

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