It had to happen one day (as we all know, all good things must come to an end…), and even though we added a few stops to really enjoy the Périgord, we had fewer and fewer kilometres left to reach Andorra… So there we are, done! The circle is complete…

We left the ocean to head inland, hoping to find some peace and quiet, far from the hordes of tourists invading the coastline… So here we are in the Périgord, discovering the different facets of this pretty, rather peaceful region, from the banks of the Charente to the east of the Brive Basin…

This week, we left Brittany to reach Vendée, not without first playing Moses and parting the waters to reach the island of Noirmoutier, which, for a few hours a day, naturally transforms into a peninsula..

That’s the inspired title of the regional tourism magazine in Brittany (although the play of words really only works in French), since this week we left Normandy (in style) to head to neighbouring Brittany. We are now in the land of Asterix, menhirs, and crêpes (and Calvados, marinières, bagpipes, Kouign-amann, and… lots of other things!) 😁

A somewhat unusual format this week, due to a temporary pause in our adventure. We’re still in Cherbourg, and everything is going well, but family circumstances meant we had to take a break and let Marvin enjoy a few days of vacation in the Cotentin Peninsula…

Our crossing of England was shorter than expected. It must be said that the country did nothing to keep us there any longer, and the discovery of a ferry line to France closer than the port of Dover was undoubtedly a sign… So here we are in France for the final part of this adventure, on the Normandy coast…

We left the coast and the ocean to explore a little of inland Britain. We also left Scotland this week to head to England, with a beautiful finale in Edinburgh, the Scottish capital, which offered us two beautiful sunny days to wander through its medieval-style streets…

After a short break next to our lighthouse, in the far north of Scotland, the time has come to head south again, along the east coast this time… After some salmon-spotting and a stop at the legendary Loch Ness, we continued our journey east, towards the eastern tip of Scotland…

It went a little faster than expected (given this country’s paucity of great places for Marvin and its rather appalling weather…), but we arrived at the very north of Scotland (and therefore the United Kingdom) and also at the northernmost point of this adventure. Despite the complications, it was worth it, with a great surprise on arrival (and there’s still the way back)!…

A week marked by capricious weather and a storm that “forced” us to revise our itinerary a little and spend more time on the Isle of Skye (ooohhh! the poor things!… 😜). We were able to see the most beautiful place we have seen so far in Scotland, before leaving the island and going a little further north, between mountains and small fjords…

First steps in Scotland after a “false start” and a forced return to Glasgow to change Marvin’s rearview mirror, which was blown up by a campervan… The weather has, unfortunately, returned to “normal,” so we’re trying to “buy time” while waiting for a bit of sunshine, so as not to do too much sightseeing in the rain…

Well, here we are… we’ve arrived in the very north of Ireland… Just enough time to enjoy the moment, and here we are, off we go again with a new country in the bag, since we’ve entered Northern Ireland (that is, the United Kingdom)… To mark the occasion, we’re trying out a new design for the posts (let us know what you think about it…).

From Mayo to Donegal, via Sligo and Leitrim, here we are in the northern counties of Ireland, between spectacular cliffs and immense white sand beaches. What’s more, the good weather continues, something never seen before in Irish memory! 😁

Sixth week in Ireland, crossing beautiful Connemara and spectacular Achill Island. A still closer to the northern border, but still a lot to discover ! 😍

From the Connemara mountains, dotted with hundreds of black-water lakes, to the cliffs of Achill Island, passing through Ireland’s largest fjord, this 6th part brings us closer to the north of Ireland and takes us from Galway to County Mayo, just before the wild northwest…

We’re officially in the northern half of Ireland… Well, more or less… Let’s just say we’ve crossed the Shannon and that marks an important step in our journey north. It’s also the beginning of the cliffs (the real ones, the highest ones), and of the Galway region…

Another week exploring County Kerry and reach the Shannon, Ireland’s largest river, which estuary is already 100 km long. All this in rather extreme weather, which seems to demonstrate that the Wild Atlantic Way lives up to its name…

We continue our journey north, this week with Bantry Bay and the Beara Peninsula, and we leave County Cork (it might not seem like it, but it’s big!…) to reach County Kerry, and therefore, the peninsula of the same name… And on the way, we go back to a more… Irish weather…

As expected, the weather quickly returned to sunny, even if the wind didn’t really ease. But nothing could have stopped us from exploring the surroundings of the Comeragh Mountains, so we set off to conquer Knockaunapeebra, the 724m peak dominating the area…

First week in Ireland after a dream crossing from Bilbao, and so far, the Emerald Island is welcoming us with magnificent sunshine! So all those stories about it raining all the time here are just unfounded rumors?… 🤔