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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 19, 2015 11:39:14 GMT
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 19, 2015 11:41:26 GMT
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 19, 2015 11:43:47 GMT
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 19, 2015 11:50:54 GMT
This is another good little find. It was an Aires in a small town. It only had six pitches but once again everything was free. We thought we wont get on because of the few spaces. It turned out we was the only one there. .... Tom .... image upload no limit
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 19, 2015 11:54:11 GMT
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 19, 2015 12:02:28 GMT
A minor disaster. We followed the sat nav and we came to a ferry . I was not expecting this so parked up and tried to find out where you pay. I can't speak French and no one new what I was talking about when asking about where to pay. So in the end we thought best just get in the queue and someone will want to see a ticket and we will pay then. In the end we boarded the boat and got off the other side and no one asked for a ticket or any money. So I have to presume it was free. .... Tom .... free image host
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 19, 2015 12:04:48 GMT
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 19, 2015 12:07:39 GMT
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 19, 2015 12:10:18 GMT
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Post by n brown on Nov 19, 2015 12:21:11 GMT
nice to see so many pics of your house mate, wallpaper looks a bit faded though
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Post by andyjanet on Nov 19, 2015 12:25:44 GMT
tom, the chateau with the canoe slalem course is at chateaudun near chartres, we were there in the summer heat & arrived around lunch time and the aire was empty, we then disappeared into town for lunch and a beer came back and british van had parked so close we couldn't open doors or windows, i managed to tear my shorts squeezing into the habitation door,i had to move the van forward so janet and the dog could open the door to get in, We Moved, if you are ever that way again the next aire to it is saint denis les ponts, this is amazing with a full acre of parking space access to the river for swimming and all facilities over the road at a proper aire that has a council worker round twice a day to clean it, there is also a nice bar and boulangerie over the road andy
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 19, 2015 12:41:04 GMT
Right got where I was now Andy. I wrote the places we stopped each night and the days we spent on the road, but when I look at the list now and all the French names I can't remember which was which, Doh .. We had two nights there and had a good walk round. It was my first time abroad so will take more notice next time. .... Tom .....
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Post by outtolunch on Nov 19, 2015 12:42:09 GMT
I too have used a double loo but more recently than Tom this one is on an organic farm in Derbyshire that has camping fields.They are not so you can go with a friend but each side is used alternately and after one has filled with the waste and sawdust you move over whilst the bugs digest the full one and get it to a suitable condition for empting.
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Post by lotusanne on Nov 19, 2015 16:23:53 GMT
I live on an old row of terraced houses built in the 1880s and there are still some of the original outside loos . Though not exactly a double loo they are close as dammit and I have often smiled to myself imagining the neighbours gossiping to each other through the walls. I guess you would really get to know each other's habits!!
Back to compost loos - is it true that you are not supposed to pur urine down them only solid waste? I was considering one for the boat until I heard that - kind of defeats the purpose if you need another system to deal with the urrine - unless you use bucket and chuck it!!
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 20, 2015 10:43:45 GMT
Yeah Anne, I lived in a little row of terraced houses when we first moved to Manchester. They was called the Union cottages. They was built to house the Navies building the Manchester Ship canal. Like you say outside in the yard was a row of toilets, one for each cottage, but they must have been modified because these all flushed. They have been pulled down many years now and shops are in there place. There was also a pub built called the Union Inn. It is still there but all modernized and now called The Fox And Hounds. No one these days realize what it used to be like. I must be one of the last people to remember how it was. I am not sure about the solids and urine being mixed on compost toilets for your boat, but I should imagine a discreet bum over the edge would suffice in remote areas of the canal. Anyway most boats have cassette or pump out systems, so why would you want a compost toilet on board anyway .. .... Tom ....
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 20, 2015 10:50:23 GMT
Off we go to who knows where. .... Tom .... pic host
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 20, 2015 11:13:50 GMT
This must be our next stop which is Notra Dame De Courson ( I think). It was here that I tried to get a vet to do his bit on Rocco for his return trip. I also had to try to book our tickets home from Dunkirk. I went to the Information Services place, who told me they was closing. So went next day with lap top and dog. I was using there Wi Fi when it went off. They said you are only allowed half an hour. I said how do I book a ticket home. They said I could use there phone and they rang for me but there broken English and my northern accent just did not cut it. I thought thats it I got to spend the rest of my life in this little port. In the end they put me through to Dover that soon had us sorted with our tickets. Now the race was on to get Rocco done within the five days for traveling. Goodness what a performance that turned out to be. In the end we got it done but I aged 20 years in that little port. .... Tom .... imgurl
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 20, 2015 11:15:39 GMT
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 20, 2015 11:28:35 GMT
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 20, 2015 11:31:00 GMT
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 20, 2015 11:36:54 GMT
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 20, 2015 11:39:11 GMT
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 20, 2015 11:41:10 GMT
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 20, 2015 11:43:25 GMT
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 20, 2015 11:45:01 GMT
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 20, 2015 11:46:12 GMT
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 20, 2015 11:49:05 GMT
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 20, 2015 12:06:45 GMT
This was the most complicated and dearest stop we did on the whole tour. When at the barrier we had to go through all sorts of typing on a key pad to get the barrier open. You also had to put your bank card in the slot. After about a fortnight the barrier opened and sent all sorts of tickets and bills out. We got parked up but if you wanted anything like water, that was extra. We noticed loads of vans turn up (even though it was late) then leave right away. When we came to leave later the next day the out barrier would not open. We noticed it took everyone who left ages to get it to work. I thought you should just drive up and it recognized your number and opened, but no. In all the bits of paper that came out on the way in, one had a code number that you had to type into a key pad. Then you had to put the bank card in again which added your hours up then deducted the money. It was hard to work out how much it had cost in the end, but must have been over €17. Ah well you live and learn. .... Tom .... image uploading
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Post by billieblue on Nov 20, 2015 12:09:32 GMT
Great pics. Sorry we weren't together for the last ones! Ah well, always next time!
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Post by stonedaddy on Nov 20, 2015 12:16:48 GMT
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