Well, after all the chopping and changing of plans and the mammoth drive through France, we’ve been rewarded with three incredible days of skiing around the Porte du Soleil region of the French Alps. The thick layer of cloud that we drove through to get here has remained in the valley as high pressure dominates Read more

A healthy dose of good luck and associated ‘can do’ attitude has finally landed us somewhere near to where we hoped to be at last! A solid sleep and a hearty breakfast in the very cool studio at Macon, set us up well for the final stretch of driving. The entire day was spent in Read more

We arrived on French soil and after more nerve wracking queuing, eventually got off the ferry, passing the border control with two hours to spare before the national travel curfew. We were in. With the cruise control set high, we sped through the darkness as far as the town of St Quentins, where we checked Read more

While we’ve been used to having to change itinerary’s at short notice over the last couple of years, the last twenty four hour or so have involved an entire reschedule of our best laid plans. It’s been somewhat testing both mentally and emotionally (not to mention financially!), but thankfully we’ve so far been resilient enough Read more

Festive road trip travels have taken us south, after a trip to Bury! While Clare was doing some training at a nearby company, I was working away in the mobile cafe office! Later that night, we arrived at Fort Martin where Christmas dinner awaited along with a quick session on the Lathe the following morning, Read more

I’ve had my first mince pies, Christmas dinner and even a church carol service this week!   Nervous excitement is having to be contained, in case we get thwarted at the last minute, but plans for some long overdue alpine antics are in the pipeline! Pulling out skis and alpine gear out of the kit stores Read more