1 – 4 APRIL 2017 PARC DES MAURETTES NICE

1^st April 2017

Picked our friend Brenda up from Nice airport. Drove back to campsite and booked her into a chalet, then caught the bus into Nice. Got off on the promenade, walked along to the flower market, up into the main shopping centre, had coffee and caught the train back.

2^nd April 2017

Up early, Maureen went for a run, Brenda and Darian into the swim pool. Caught the train to Monte Carlo, down to the race track start line, round the harbour to look at the big yachts and managed to see someone making a film in the big tunnel.

Walked up to the Opera House, wandered around the Casino for a while, then coffee and cake at the Café de Paris – 3 coffees, 3 cakes €57.00 ouch!!!!

3^rd April 2017

All of us enjoyed half an hour in the swim pool and Jacuzzi. Caught bus to Cannes, some sort of series world exhibition on. Very interesting, walked around the harbour to see the big yachts again, sat on the promenade people watching, very interesting.

Walked around the town, great shops, coffee then train back to campsite.

4^th April 2017

Maureen off for a run, Brenda and Darian to the Jacuzzi again, today into Monte Carlo to the main casino where all the Bond movies are filmed.

31 March 2017 Parc Des Maurettes Nice

Good cycle to Nice this morning.

Coffee on the way back at a lovely Patisserie. Back to site and after lunch bit of sun and then into the jacuzzi for 15 minutes.

29 Parc Des Maurettes Nice

Arrived lunchtime bus into Airport to see about a hire car the best rate we could get was for the full 11 days so picked up and drove back to site, its there if we need it.(It looks like a baby Hummer).

30 Parc Des Maurettes Nice

Maureen had a run and I cycled to Antibes . Bus into Nice to have a look around not much changed since last here a few years ago. great weather.

This building’s left hand site is painted on (Click for LARGER image)

26 March 2017 Camping La Nautique, Narbonne

Good drive up from Barcelona stopping twice, the second time in France where we had coffee served in cardboard cups!!!! Welcome to France. Arrived La Nautique a bit early so walked down to the lake and did some glass collecting for Darian’s glass fish. We collected 43 pieces. This lake shore is the site for fly tipping we think. There is so much glass and tiles that we stopped collecting here.

Good campsite for stopover with your own facilities on the pitch and they are good.

27 March 2017 Camping du pont d’Avignon

Good journey up, arrived well before lunchtime. Walk into Avignon along the Rhone. Wandered around the shops.

Maureen had her usual “Crepe avec  Nutella”. This one was made by a machine as the usual stall had closed. Had coffee near the Papes Palace. Darian came out on crutches as usual in France, it costing an arm and a leg.

Late afternoon walked into Villeneuve les Avignon and late evening went to watch the sun set on the Papes Palace.

24 March 2017 – Vilanova Park, Vilanova, Barcelona

Last few days at Villanova before we move on, van all washed (made it rain) so expecting lots of yellow pollen and red sand to come pouring of the roof soon.

Had a good walk this morning around the Camino’s and on into town for some final shopping so ready to go.

25 March 2017 – Vilanova Park, Vilanova, Barcelona

Last Day so a farewell to friends and a last walk on the beach will miss the coffee and cakes in Villanova but on we go to new things, the picture below is how far Spring has sprung here in Barcelona.

21 March 2017 – Vilanova Park, Vilanova, Barcelona

Busy few days with a trip into Sitges, a cycle up to l ’ Arboc and a day in Barcelona doing our usual wander about. Coffee in Starbucks due to Costa Coffee not so good in Barcelona.

Washed the van to get the pollen off ready for our move up to France this weekend.

17 March 2017 – Vilanova Park, Vilanova, Barcelona

Express train to Tarragona, 25 minutes, for our second visit looking at paces we missed last year. Antique fair and market in main street. A good day out.

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All the posts down this street to protect the buildings are painted.

13 -14 March 2017 – Vilanova Park, Vilanova, Barcelona

Had a day off then today walked in to Villanova with Linda and Steve and had Pinchos in Lizerran a good lunch then coffee a good day out again.

11 -12 March 2017 – Vilanova Park, Vilanova, Barcelona

Cycle into Sitges for a coffee and noticed the Quilting Exhibition was on so came back to site, had lunch, then caught bus and train back to Sitges to have a look.

Sunday up early to catch first bus into Vilanova, then train into Barcelona to watch the Marathon.

10 March 2017 – Vilanova Park, Vilanova, Barcelona

Moved pitch this morning back in sunshine “goody”

Into Barcelona today to do some more exploring. Good Day out Costa Coffee disappointing. Both shops in Barcelona need some serious training.