Devall Travels

Packing and sorting had begun. From the reviews it looks as though the units are quite sparsely furnished so I have emailed to check what we need to take. A bit late but I didn't expect to take essentials like kettles with me. I knew we had to take our own bedding and we have sleeping bags plus half the car will be taken up by Reggie and his paraphernalia; food and bedding. We take throws with us to cover furniture. The vet in Abbeville is booked for Reggie's passport. So that should ensure he gets home again.

Since we were married we have tried to get away for our wedding anniversary and this year we have booked a week in France with Reggie in a mobile home. We tested the water last year with a weekend away and with a week to Scotland with him. He was generally very good on both trips. This year though we'll need to have his pet passport kept up to date with a visit to a French Vétérinaire before he can come back. I have located one not far from where we are saying and he is booked in on October 6th in the afternoon. The mobile home is in a seaside town at Cayaux sur Mer.

Pepe is ready to roll, only needing a top up of petrol before heading off to the Shuttle on Wednesday morning. Before then I have a day at work,  a day work from home and a visit to the hospital to see about a hearing aid. Then I need to pack. The weather forecast looks pretty good so I'll need to get out the sun screen. And the insect repellant. Clothes? I like the idea I read about in a magazine of simply taking old stuff and binning it rather than carrying it about.  I'm sure I have pants and socks that could fill that role! The Saddlemen bag is pretty huge for one person so the panniers can be used to carry heavier low down stuff.  Our Czech hosts like wine and live in a wine producing area. So taking English eine might seem like selling sand to Saudi but I am sure with enough bubble wrap I can get a few bottles safely 800 miles across Europe. It might need a few days or weeks to settle before drinking. What else?

A lot of pictures taken on Route 66 this summer. I have saved them to Flickr where they can be seen by eveyone. Click here.

I sent these to the wrong blog and rather than re-type or cut and paste.... here are the links. http://invictamoto.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/fwd-somme-commemorations-day-one.html http://invictamoto.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/the-somme-commemorations-day-two.html

It rained. It was sunny. But it was a great day at the Ulster Tower for the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. Some pictures.

Desert Botanical Garden - Phoenix Butterfly Wonderland Goldfield Ghost Town