The last night in the sahara ended to the percussive sounds of drums and castanets under the black starry sky the palpitating rhythm seems to get inside your head and play with the imagination.........

Standing on a nearby dune she cut a lonely figure, it was the last of the three mornings at Erg Chebbi and although we were covered by blue sky I could feel the makings of a possible blow, [sand storm which can blot out daylight in an instant] in the air. Staring into the endless seas...

June 08

Just a few lines to report how things are going now we are nearly half way through our self imposed exile in Burgundy.
The weather at least has got warmer but we are still having periods of rain and magnificent thunder storms that roll around the valley.
The waterproof (?) coats that we are provided after a period in the rain feel damp inside and out, the hoods never stay on and as we have no mudguards on our bikes there is a permenant line of mud speckles...

Hello All,

We are Mark and Sue, two divorcees that have taken the partially forced route to owning our first RV to live in full time. Let me start this RV adventure with a little background so as not to loose any of feel for the blog that I am about to write in a sort of diary style.

Sue and I met about 6 years ago just after I had ended a 16 year stint in the British Army from the age of 16. We met while I was working in her office, she was the PA for one of the...