A summary of our Brittany tour

Tuesday 14/07/20

Blue Flax fields in Normandy

As we come to the end of our first stage of the UK trip we look back fondly on our extended tour of Brittany.  

We left the house sit just over a month ago and travelled relatively slowly around the coast of Brittany trying to wait out the UK quarantine before returning.  When the release date was moved we extended our tour slightly to cover the part of the coast of Normandy that we missed last time around.

It's been wonderful to connect with Charmaine and Shadow again.

We had become very comfortable living in the house in Noyal-Muzillac for the past 8 months,  and so were a little concerned at how we would settle back into living in Bokkie.  Reflecting back, we needn't have worried - somehow the time away from Bokkie had allowed us to relax into the travelling / camping experience and we were soon into a lovely rhythm again.  We tended to rise quite early and get moving after breakfast, travel a relatively short distance and try to get a good spot at the next site.  Weather permitting we walked and cycled to explore the area and somehow the days seem to rush by remarkably quickly.

Omaha beach, Normandy

We were on the road for 29 days before crossing into the UK and covered a total of 1,840 km (1,150 miles) with Bokkie, using up £210 of diesel (at 31.50 mpg) and around £15 of gas.  Our total direct expenses were £786 with the main categories being Groceries (£303), diesel (£210) and campsites (£124). We didn't use electric hook-up at all during the trip (until we arrived in the UK where it is included in the fees) and Bokkie's solar panels provided us with all our electrical requirements.

We probably wouldn't have stayed so many nights in campsites (7) however we started the trip off with 3 nights in a camp just to settle into the routine and then also decided on another 4-night camp-stay when the weather got very hot, so we could use Bokkie's awning.  The other nights were either in free aires or parking areas (we did spend one night in a paid aire).  We really appreciate and enjoy the French motorhome aire-system.

The French can't imagine not having a proper lunch even when travelling somewhere by car.

Oyster farmers setting off to work in Normandy

We stayed in the most wonderful places and absolutely loved every bit of the trip - especially travelling in Bokkie in the warmer weather.  

We now have five house-sits lined up in the UK for the next 12 weeks (we find this a nice way to experience parts of England while we're here),  and are also visiting with family.  

We are due to return to our house-sit in Noyal at the end of September so will to keep going with our French lessons in the meantime!