Hola! Spain here we come!

Hooray!!! on Sunday, we board a Brittany Ferry from Plymouth in the UK to Santander in Spain.

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After arriving at Heathrow, we take a coach/bus to Exeter where Bruce our motorhome eagerly await us. His motor sounds raring to go . . . . so off we head to our friends, Su and Pete’s house in the seaside town of Teignmouth in South Devon.

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2023 Adventure Begins

May 10, 2023European Trip 2023gardens by the bay, marina bay sands, SingaporeBev Bartlett

Hi everyone! Yes, we are now on our 2023 overseas adventure, after a long 4 year hiatus due to Covid!

We fly via Singapore & enjoy 2 days there.

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Get Ready to Travel: Join Aussie Bruce on Our European Adventure

April 2, 2023European Trip 2023, UKMark Bartlett

We have some exciting news to share with you! After a long hiatus due to the pandemic, we are thrilled to announce that Aussie Bruce is coming out of storage for an unforgettable European adventure. Continue reading Get Ready to Travel: Join Aussie Bruce on Our European Adventure →

Ready, Set……

December 18, 2022European Trip 2023Aussie Bruce, Bruce, Mike, motorhomeMark Bartlett

Fast forward three years!

Mark visited Bruce in June 2022, spent two weeks “sprucing Bruce” at Mike and Pinkie’s. Three years of Covid left him feeling unloved. An MOT, service, TLC and all was well again.

Looking forward to starting our 2023 adventure in May.

We can’t believe it has been ten years since our last visit, celebrating Bev’s big 50th!!! Honfleur is still beautiful and it has to be one of the prettiest tourist destinations / ports. . . . . . where the Seine River (of Paris fame) meets the English Channel. The Vieux Bassin (old Harbour) is lined with 16th – 18th century town houses which have captured the eye of many artists including Monet and Boudin.

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They must have heard that we had arrived in Bayeux as the shop windows are colourfully adorned with wonderful messages for us?! . . . . Coincidentally it’s the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy! It was heartwarming to see so many messages of thanks from the French to the Allied Forces for their freedom in 1944.