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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
Lao Tzu

Spain & France and a Dog

We hadn't been on holiday, for all sorts of reasons, for about 10 years, nor had we been able to even go on our honeymoon, which had been due 2 years ago!

So, we felt we deserved a good break. A good break we felt was taking about 6 weeks away, and since we couldn't imagine being on holiday without Sam, our dog, we bought a second-hand estate car and set off.

We had a vague plan to go down the middle of France, cross over into Spain. Go down the coast of Spain to Alicante, and visit some friends, those who couldn't come to our wedding, along the way.

Then the idea was to strike northwards to Asturias, back along the north coast, into France and northwards again stopping in Brittany, then back home

Date of event: 02/04/2025

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Off we go again, France & Spain here we come!

02/04/2025

A great crossing, windy but fun. There were a few other dogs but not too many and they all got on reasonably well.

Being in the dog lounge was great. It didn't cost that much but as a benefit we got on the ship first, and off first. We had our own area and our own bit of deck. In short it worked out fine

I fancied trying out the chunnel but Pips doesn't really like trains, and feels claustrophobic in tunnels. So, being on a train in a tunnel was always a big ask :-)

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Our first French Hotel, in Armes de Champage, and onwards

Just arrived in France and hot-footed it to the Champagne district for our first hotel, in Armes De Champagne. Our hotel was a little outside of town, either that or there was no town, so there was very little to see and do; other than visit the cathedral or church you see in the picture. However, we were tired after our relatively long journey so being restricted to only eating, drinking, and playing with Sam in the garden was no hardship.