{"id":29876,"date":"2018-07-22T17:27:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T16:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=29876"},"modified":"2019-04-11T14:21:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T13:21:55","slug":"final-days-to-oye-plage-before-the-ferry-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/final-days-to-oye-plage-before-the-ferry-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Days to Oye Plage, Before The Ferry Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zagan the motohome has parked up in Oye Plage (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=loc:50.97691,2.03924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">N50.97691, E2.03924<\/a>) for his last night on French soil. The village (once again) offers a free place to park your motorhome and a service point which we&#8217;ll use for the final emptying of Zagan before we drive the 25 minutes to the ferry tomorrow morning. It&#8217;s 33\u00b0C here at the moment, so we&#8217;re looking forward to getting back to Blighty where it&#8217;s bound to be cooler!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29879\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29879\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29879\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_163004508_HDR-1024x576-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Oye Plage France Motorhome Parking\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_163004508_HDR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_163004508_HDR-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_163004508_HDR-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_163004508_HDR-1024x576-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The aire is next to a building housing homing pigeons &#8211; there is a leaderboard, but we can&#8217;t work out how they have ranked the pigeons.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After a quiet night in Pont-a-Mousson, we were off early. Our plan was to get as close to the ferry port at Dunkirk (or Dunkerque as they French call it) as we could using the free motorways of Luxembourg and Belgium. Unsure if we would be back in France before the supermarkets closed on Sunday, we stopped at a Hypermarket for a bit of a stock up. The only problem was the place was huge &#8211; the drinks section alone was bigger than our local Sainsburys. After a few minutes of drooling over the cake section, I lost the will to shop. Is there such as thing as too much choice, it certainly felt like it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29889\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29889\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29889\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_104159809-1024x576-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"cakes\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_104159809-1024x576-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_104159809-1024x576-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_104159809-1024x576-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_104159809-1024x576-2-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hmmm cakes &#8211; I could happily have filled my trolley with all of these, I&#8217;ll miss the French Patisseries<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_29886\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29886\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29886\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_105105888_HDR-1024x577-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"rabbit heads\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_105105888_HDR-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_105105888_HDR-1024x577-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_105105888_HDR-1024x577-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_105105888_HDR-1024x577-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I hate the feeling I am being watched while I do my shopping<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I eventually tracked down the &#8216;table wine&#8217; section in the\u00a0<em>vin cave<\/em>, yes we have expensive tastes, and once the trolley was too heavy to push around a corner, it was time to head to the check out. \u20ac160 disappeared off the credit card, and somehow Zagan&#8217;s benches managed to consume the evidence.<\/p>\n<p>A few kilometres later we crossed the border into Luxembourg, making a bee line to the nearest petrol station. We think, from past experience, that fuel in Luxembourg is the same price in all petrol stations, so no need to hunt out a supermarket. We pulled into the first motorway services we came across, along with the rest of the world. The diesel was \u20ac1.105 compared to France which varies from around \u20ac1.46 &#8211; \u20ac1.56 a litre depending on where you fill up. It looks like everyone else wanted to save money too, so despite having several lanes, each with three pumps, there was still a queue several cars deep. We filled up with 60l of fuel, saving \u20ac18 based on the price in the cheapest supermarket we&#8217;d seen in France recently. Sadly LPG was only available on the southbound services, so after battling our way out of the services &#8211; the car park was packed, cars abandoned on access roads &#8211; we carried on towards the port.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29878\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29878\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29878\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_122834101-1024x575-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_122834101-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_122834101-1024x575-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_122834101-1024x575-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_122834101-1024x575-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the other carriageway, thousands of Dutch caravans were heading south for their hols<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A services further into Luxembourg had LPG, so we stopped and topped up at 0.52c a litre, saving even more. Those bottles of wine chinking under the benches were now feeling like they were free. All too soon we popped out of Luxembourg and into Belgium. A quick stop for a late lunch at a picnic spot &#8211; they have loads all along the motorway for the sheer volume of lorries using their roads &#8211; and we were now starting to flag. We hunted out places around us to stay, and found somewhere another hour and half up the road. That would put us just a couple of hours away from Dunkirk which would make it an easy Sunday drive.<\/p>\n<p>We pulled into the aire to find, again, we had been very nearby before. The free parking area was next to the canal by an old boat lift (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=loc:50.47133,4.09005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">N50.47133, E4.09005<\/a>), which was one of four that were replaced by a huge hydraulic lift <a href=\"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/lifting-boats-and-a-safe-place-to-sleep-in-belgium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">where we had stopped off back in 2012<\/a>. The little village of Thieu which surrounded the old boat lift had 250 houses and the town hall demolished back in 1990 to make way for the new canal, which takes boats up to the new big lift.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29881\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29881\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29881\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_162804922_HDR-1024x576-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Motorhome Parking Thieu Belgium\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_162804922_HDR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_162804922_HDR-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_162804922_HDR-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_162804922_HDR-1024x576-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Motorhome parking next to the new canal with the new boat lift in the background<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After a cooling drink watching the boats go by, we went for a walk along the old canal which was behind us. We only made it as far as the bottom lift, there were three others spread out along the canal, as we were tired from what was a big driving day for us. We&#8217;ve got too used to only driving for an hour or so at a time to make life easier for Charlie.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29885\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29885\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29885\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_165802060_HDR-1024x576-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Boat Lift Thieu Belgium\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_165802060_HDR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_165802060_HDR-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_165802060_HDR-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_165802060_HDR-1024x576-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The old boat lift works on a balance system &#8211; one side lifts and the other drops.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_29888\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29888\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29888\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_171953299_HDR-1024x576-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Boat Lift Thieu Belgium\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_171953299_HDR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_171953299_HDR-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_171953299_HDR-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180721_171953299_HDR-1024x576-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new boat lift on its canal below the old canal that we were walking along<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last night an ice cream van drove along the row of motorhomes by the canal, its tinny tunes reminding us of home. As it was still roasting hot and he&#8217;d gone to all the effort to drive to us, well it would be rude not to. Jay abstained, I&#8217;m amazed at his willpower, so I had two scoops.<\/p>\n<p>This morning we were up early again. We wanted a quick paddle in the sea to end our trip, and as it&#8217;s a hot Sunday we figured all parking places would be rammed. Zagan&#8217;s new front springs got their first proper test as the free Belgium motorways deteriorated in front of our eyes. In places huge potholes and bad road joints had us wincing, but <a href=\"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/leaving-africa-from-chefchaouen-to-algeciras-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the engine didn&#8217;t cut out like it did in Morocco<\/a>, so all was good.<\/p>\n<p>We re-entered France just south of Lille and used the free French motorway all the way up to Dunkirk. Passing the signs for St Omer, my eyes filled with tears and my heart felt heavy. Our first time crossing the channel without Charlie, and every little thing reminds me of him, including the sign to the town where we used to take him to the vets for his pet passport treatment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29884\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29884\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29884\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_095438727-1024x588-1024x588.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_095438727-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_095438727-1024x588-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_095438727-1024x588-768x441.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;ll miss the random brown tourist info signs by French roads &#8211; I like to think about the town meeting where they decide what they want to put on their sign<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We arrived at Oye Plage around 10am, and found a place to park just before the height barrier for the nature reserve car park. There were more tears on the beach as we remembered how much Charlie loved the beach, chasing sticks and stones, rescuing stones from the sea and snuffling out bits of dead crab to scoff. When he was in his prime, I think he was at his happiest on the beach.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29883\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29883\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29883\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_110015279_HDR-1024x576-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Oye Plage France\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_110015279_HDR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_110015279_HDR-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_110015279_HDR-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_110015279_HDR-1024x576-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bird watchers on the beach<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_29887\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29887\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29887\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_105319270_HDR-1024x576-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_105319270_HDR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_105319270_HDR-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_105319270_HDR-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_105319270_HDR-1024x576-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Judging by our tan lines, we&#8217;ve had a great trip<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After a stroll along the shoreline, paddling as we watched the ferry we&#8217;ll be taking tomorrow leave the port, we headed back to Zagan to find somewhere to stay overnight. The village of Oye Plage is a little way back from the beach, so there were spaces in the free aire. Pulling in we were welcomed by Kate who popped over to say hello. She along with hubby Chris and their three children were off on their summer hols and wanted to thank us for the information on this blog. Just when I was feeling very low, her kind words lifted my spirits.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29877\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29877\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29877\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_104142777_HDR-1024x575-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Oye Plage France\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_104142777_HDR-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_104142777_HDR-1024x575-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_104142777_HDR-1024x575-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_104142777_HDR-1024x575-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DFDS ferries heading into and out of Dunkirk.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We went for a short walk around Oye Plage, but as it was Sunday most places were shut. The sun was beating down on us, so we soon retreated back into Zagan. We&#8217;ve spent the afternoon watching the Tour de France on the TV and sorting out under the benches to make unpacking easier when we get home tomorrow &#8211; that sounds so strange. I don&#8217;t feel ready to go home yet, I guess walking through our front door will be the final confirmation that Charlie has gone. Fortunately we&#8217;ve got tickets to a festival taking place next weekend and I have been looking forward to that since I bought them back in November, so we&#8217;ll be away in Zagan again almost immediately, no point in switching off the fridge.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29882\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29882\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29882\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_105647992_HDR-1024x576-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Oye Plage France\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_105647992_HDR-1024x576-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_105647992_HDR-1024x576-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_105647992_HDR-1024x576-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20180722_105647992_HDR-1024x576-2-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When we set off on this trip we left three sets of prints on the beach. We need to get used to just being two now.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ju x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zagan the motohome has parked up in Oye Plage for his last night on French soil. 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