Malibu Molly

A couple of weeks to go before we set off for deepest France and Spain. The problem when trying to plan a route down is that in the end, there aren't really that many places to cross from France into Spain, and vice-versa. When you are pressed for time on the outward journey to avoid tolls limits the choices to get from the channel port, either ferry or train.  If the aim is to cross at the Mediterranean end of the Pyrenees than the A75 comes up on all route planners. Also Paris site like a fat spider in the middle of its web.  Getting around always poses a problem.  The eastern route on the N104/A104 is pretty much the route you get given by Google Maps and many of the route planners that use Google Maps! Oddly, MyRouteApp decided to go to the west this time from Formerie.  I guess if we had chosen to stay at a different aire then the route might have been substantially different. Route avoiding the worst of Paris! Usually to get a route you want you have to add som...

Day 1.  After some time of avoiding Le Shuttle, we booked again, the first time in Malibu Molly! It's always a toss of the coin whether we go by Le Shuttle or the ferry from Dover. Since we've had Reggie for eleven years we have opted to use the tunnel more, simply when in the car it was easier and the price was comparable with the ferries. Since Covid though, Le Shuttle (train!) prices have climbed and climbed and not kept pace with earnings nor with the ferries. As a Club Le Shuttle member every so often I get offers to save some rather decent percentages off the fare. This year the booking offer would only cover the outward journey to France and though still more than the ferry for the same date it wasn't the usual £100 plus difference. So I booked the outward only.  The return leg would have been around £150 more than either of the Calais to Dover ferries, including access to the pet lounges! I wasn't going to book a return until we were over there to keep our optio...

Each an every day since April 2015 I have been taking a load of pills. Everyday since the stent went into my heart. Then since January 2024 I have had another two added to the list. This time due to my raised PSA and the chances of prostate cancer.  I usually just count up the number of days and start a new bag with the bubble packs for all eight inside to cover the time away from home. This time as I am a little more forgetful so I bought, on eBay, a pill box that covers 28 days. Each day has a compartment of its own.  I have spent a fruitful fifteen minutes filling all the little boxes with the days pills. I still have one more pill to be added as I haven't received them from the pharmacy yet.   The holiday start in what will Wed W1 so to keep it working Sun W1 will be the first taken.  Easy innit?

Sadly the event has been cancelled. We were booked to go last September and it was rained off. The same has happened and the field is once again flooded, plus some reckless car thieves managed to crash through the fence and cause a lot of damage. I have replied to say we'll roll over our tickets to next year. The dates are yet to be released. 

Have been thinking about getting a dash cam for a while.  With the Remis blinds fitted it reduces the space between the screen and the runner the blind moves on. So it had to be a small one. Many of the small ones have no internal battery so need to be connected to the van or car's electrical system. The Ignite comes with a power lead that plugs into the cigarette lighter socket. When the power comes on, it starts up. There is an off switch if needed. I fitted it this afternoon. They supply it with a sticky pad on the mount and also a plastic sheet that apparently makes it easier to remove....  How does it work?  Once the power is on it starts automatically.  It only records in three minutes chunks. Everything is controlled through an app. The unit creates its own WiFi and once connected to my phone I can enter the setup.  Through the app I can see where the lens is pointed. I had Claire check that I had fitted the bracket level!  I don't like the plastic s...

I sent the first couple of blog entries using Gmail but as I had included some embedded photos, Blogger/Google/Gmail threw a wobbler and failed to post. It worked alright to Travellerspoint and so rather than re-invent the wheel all four days are in the link below. https://devall-travels.travellerspoint.com/tag/suffolking_weekend/