We leave home at 10:45 and stop at Playing Place for fuel. It's a bright and sunny journey with a medium amount of traffic, but once we are through the Temple roadworks it is quieter. There are lots of motorhomes heading west, some no doubt bound for the Royal Cornwall Show. The lateness of spring this year is shown by the full blossom on May trees which dot Bodmin Moor with their white pompom shapes. After lunch in a layby near Okehampton we join the M5 to t...

The alarm goes off at 06:30 and it's cold and dark, but we have to get up to catch the ferry. We go through the usual check-in procedures, but loading is interupted and nothing moves for 40 minutes. When, as usual, we are waved on last, the car deck is wet and soapy so there must have been a spillage. Our helpers arrive and we go to the restaurant for a very good cooked breakfast. An hour into the sailing Pont Aven shudders and rattles then slows down con...

There is the most beautiful sunrise this morning. Ali gingerly opens the cab curtains so as not to set off the alarm allowing us to lie in bed and watch it. Later when we are up we watch the tide coming in and starting to fill the basin then leave the aire to head for Roscoff. As we drive through St Pol de Leon we spot our French 'neighbours' from the next van, waving and smiling at us from the pavement. It's only 3 miles into Roscoff and when we get t...

Our early night to bed worked and we are up in good time to visit Port Dinan this morning. It's a lovely bright sunny day and 11 deg. We wander down to the port and as expected the easterly morning sun is lighting up the main street beautifully. The water is glassy-smooth and the Breton stone and slate glow warmly. Little attic dormers peep over the gutters, woody tangles of wisteria wait for summer, primroses and white garlic flowers light up little wooden pl...

The other day Ali spilled some sugar on the stove, which found its way into the grill. Last night it had a good flush through with plenty of boiling water and the grill is workng better than it has for some time. So,having ha no supper last night, we are ready to celebrate with a cooked breakfast. Just like our last visit here, there is rain the morning we leave although by the time we've eaten, chatted to a Municipal Policewoman who confirms aires are free f...