Overnight at Aire in Lavaudieu, France

Visit the Fortresse de Polignac, Auvergne, France

Visit the Chapel of Saint Michel d’Aighuilhe, Puy-en-Velay, France

Overnight at Aire in Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaison, France

Week-long stay at CosyCamp Eco Campground, Chamalières-sur-Loire, France

Overnight at Aire in Chanteuges, France

Visit La Grange de la Haute Vallee Cheese Farm, Murat, France

Overnight at Aire in Neussargues-Moissac, France

Overnight at Ecolodge l’Instants d’Absolu, Auvergne, France

Foraging Tour in Auvergne, France

Overnight at Camping les Volcans, Aydat, France

Vist Ferme Randanne – GAEC des Violettes cheese farm in Auvergne, France

Visit Puy de Dome, Auvergne, France

Overnight at Bois Basalte Cabins in Auvergne, France

Driving the Gorges de la Sioule and Chouvigny, Auvergne, France

Visit Plus Beau Village of Charroux, Auvergne, France

Overnight and dinner at B&B Aux Jardins des Thevenents, Auvergne, France

France Passion farm stay behind Chateau de la Motte, Vicq, France

Overnight stay at Aire, Saint-Germain-près-Herment, France

Visit les Jardins de Marqueyssac, Vézac, France

France Passion Farm Stay at La Ferme De Turnac, foie gras farm in Domme, France

Visit to the cliff chateau, Maison Forte de Reignac, Dordogne, France

Visit to UNESCO Site Lascaux II, cave paintings in Montignac, France

Overnight at Camping le Temps de Vivre, Salignac-Eyvigues, France

Visit les Jardins Panoramiques de Limeuil, Dordogne, France

Lunch at Au Bon Acceuil restaurant, Limeuil, France

Visit Plus Beau Village of Limeuil, France

Hot Air Balloon Ride over the castles of the Dordogne, France

Overnight at Camping du Garrit campground, Saint Cyprien, France

Visit Domaine de la Rhonie, Meyrals, France

Visit Le Château les Merles Restaurant, Tuilières, France

Overnight at Aire du Parc de Pombonne, in Bergerac, France.

Visit to Chateau Feely, biodinamic wines, Saussignac, France

Visit to Moulin à Huile de la Veyssière, nut oil mill, Neuvic, France

Visit to Domaine Huso, Caviar Farm, Neuvic, France

Overnight at Camping du Bas Meygnaud, Dordogne, France

Visited Saint-Jean-de-Côle, a Plus Beaux Village, in Dordogne, France

Visited Thiviers Market, Dordogne, France

Overnight at Camping Le Repaire, Thiviers, France

Tour of the Respectful Garden and Lunch at L’Yeuse Hotel and Restaurant

Organic Cognac Tasting at Brard-Blanchard, Poitou-Charentes, France

Boondocking in the Salt Flats on a property owned by the restaurant owner, Ile Oleron

Dinner at Restaurant le Relais des Salines, Le Grand Village Plage, France

Visit to La Salorge, Sea Salt Production, Le Grand Village Plage, Ile d’Oleron

Visit to Chassiron Lighthouse, Ile d’Oleron, France

Visit to Ile Madame, Poitou-Charentes, France

Overnight at Aire, La Rochelle, France

Dinner at Restaurant Prao Saint Nicolas, La Rochelle, France

Drinks at La Guignette, La Rochelle, France

Guided Tour of La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes, France

Lunch at Restaurant Le Central, Coulon, France

Visit to the Maison du Marais Poitevin, Coulon, France

Tour of the Marais Poitevin with Embarcadere Prada, Poitou-Charentes

Overnight at Aire, Coulon, Poitou-Charents, France

Visit Mines d’Argent des Rois Francs, Melle, France

Visit UNESCO Church of Saint Hillaire in Melle, France

Guided Tour of Melle, Poitou Charentes, France

Visit to Maison de la Chevre, Celles-sur-Belle, France

Diner and overnight stay at Les Orangeries, Lussac les Chateaux, France.

Guided Tour of Poiters, Poitou-Charentes, France

France Passion stay at  Elevage Bisons de Poitou, a bison farm in Valdivienne, France

Visit to the UNESCO listed Abbey Church of Saint-Savin, Poitou-Charentes, France

Dinner at Restaurant L’Embarcadère, Blois, France

Visit to Chateau de Chambord, Cheverny, France

Two nights stay at the lovely, Camping Les Saules, Cheverny, France

Dinner at Restaurant Les Trois Merchands, Cour-Cheverny, France

Visit to Maison des Vins de Cheverny, Centre, France

Boat tour with Passeurs de Loire, Sigloy, France

Dinner at Restaurant Jardin de la Pavillion, Orleans, France

We take a guided tour of Orleans, Centre, France.

We rented ‘canoes’ to paddle from Orleans back to Saint-Ay.

Dinner at Restaurant Oh Terrior! Orleans, France

Cycled to the Reserve Naturelle de Saint-Mesmin, Orleans, France

Camping d’Olivet, Centre, France

Dinner at Restaurant Le Pavillion Bleu, Olivet, France

Visit to Arboretum des Grandes Bruyères, Ingrannes, France

Cycle trip to the Foret de Charbonniere – Orleans, France. Read more about cycling the Loire a Velo.

A lovely Aire beside the Loire River, with wifi included, at La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, Centre, France

Farm Stay at the lovely Javoy Winery, in Mezieres Lez Clery, near Orleans, France

Farm stay at La Matairie, a guinea fowl farm in Villaines La Carelle, Normandy, France

Farm Stay at La Fraiserie, foie gras farm, in Saint-Martin Le Hebert, Normandy

Stop at Nez de Jobourg, Normandy, France

Stopped in Auderville, Normandy, France, to cook spider crab purchased in Barfleur.

View from our stop in Auderville, Normandy, France

Buddy meets Spike

Visit to Barfleur, a Plus Beau Village du France

Visited Vauban’s UNESCO listed tower in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Normandy

France Passion stay at the Domaine Ostreicole Sebastien Lejeune oyster farm, in Lestre.

Visit to the D-Day landing museum at Utah Beach. Read more about Normandy’s D-Day Museums.

Camped for two nights at Le Fanal, Isigny-Sur-Mer, France. Read about our Day 13 here. Read about Camping Le Fanal Here.

Visit to Pointe du Hoc Museum. Read more about Pointe du Hoc. Read about our Day 13 here.

Visit to the D-Day Landing Museum at Arromanches-les-Bains, France. Read more about the museum. Read about our Day 13 here.

Visit to the Canadian War Cemetery, near Reviers, France. Read about our Day 13 here.

France Passion farm stay at Angora Style, Douvres la Delivrande, France. Read about our Day 12 here.

Visit to E. Graindorge Fromagerie in Livarot, France. Read more about our Cheesy Adventures in Normandy. Read about our Day 12 here.

Stopped to visit the village of Camembert. Read more about our Cheesy Adventures in Normandy. Read about our Day 12 here.

Visit to the Montormel Museum, Coudehard, France. Read more about the Normandy War Museums. Read about our Day 12 here.

Overnight at France Passion farm, Ferme de la Croix Blanche, in Vimoutiers. Read about our Day 11 here.

Read about our visit to Jumièges Abbey, France’s most beautiful ruin. Read about our Day 11 here.

Fabulous farm stay at Ferme Vautier, in Heurteauville. Read about our Day 10 here.

Overnight at Aire in St-Jouin-Bruneval. Read about our Day 9 Here.

Visited the Palais Bénédictine, in Fécamp. Read about our Day 9 here.

Had a lovely France Passion stay at Ferme Emouville, in St-Vaast-Dieppedalle

Took a stroll on a beach at Dieppe and spotted a Canadian Memorial.

We over-nighted at an Aire, beside the beach, in Cayeux-sur-mer, in Picardie, France

Farm stay at France Passion farm, Les Vergers de Brunembert. Read about our Day 6.

Les Vergers de Brunembert

More repairs at Fiat, in Wuustwezel, Belgium. Read about our Day 6.

We boondock with friends in Mortsel, Belgium. Read about our Day 5 here.

We return to Vanomobile, in Belgium for repairs. Read about our Day 5 here.

Camping Les Cytises, Isques, France. Read more about our Day 3 here. Read more about our day 4 here.

Read out our meal at Restaurant La Matelote,  Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Read more about our Day 3 here.

Braised, line caught sole, in a watercress veloute with cockles

Read about our visit to the Château d’Hardelot. Read more about our Day 3 here.

The Chateau de Hardelot is English grandeur in France

We parked overnight on the coast in Wimereux. Read more about our parking spot.

Our less-than-official camping spot for the night had a great view

Read about our meal at La Marie Galante Restaurant, in Audresselles, on the Opal Coast.

Dining at La Marie Galante restaurant offers great tastes of the sea

Read about our boat tour of the UNESCO designated marshes in Clairmarais.

Isnor rules the waterways in the marais. (Can you spot Amelia?)

Ferme des Anneaux, Avelin was our France Passion camping spot for the night. Read more about our Day 1 here.

Our lovely and quiet home of the night

Amelia is parked on a lovely but not so quiet road in Watermael-Boitsfort

Day 1 – We being our Adventure parked under the cherry blossoms in Watermael-Boisfort, Brussels, Belgium.