Travelog for: Elephonse

Ohh, it seems so strange driving on the left again. There's been no rain for ten days and now I'm back in England it's raining hard.

I'm not too sad to be back though as I've got another trip to look forward to very soon.

Oh, it's good to be home. I have missed Monsieur Alfonse!

Hurrah,

Back out on a 'Raid' in Monsieur Alphonse and back to Wales.  The weather was so bad that I decided to stay safely tucked up in the back of the car. None of this balancing on the dashboard to see out the window melarky!

I only got up to look out when the scenery got interesting!

This is more like it! Beautiful views.

However, I was so cold I would have turned blue, if I wasn't already blue!

I decided to climb back in Monsieur Alfonse and have a go at driving.

Hurrah.

Guess what! I'm off to France for the weekend in my beloved 2CV with two other 2CVs from the local club.

I wonder if I'll see blue elephants again?
I hope so. It's very lonely being the only blue elephant.

First stop, Dover:
As I've been to Dover before I told all the other toy voyagers about 'Fighting The Pirates' and the boat we were going on.

Having vowed never to fly - elephants can't fly, unless they're Dumbo! - and to keep my feet firmly on the ground - none of this flying business that Pierre Bear excels at! - I found myself on a coastal path in gale force winds.

Well, ok, so they probably weren't gale force but they were strong enough to stop Helly heading in the direction she was supposed to go!

I'm so glad Helly had hold of me firmly when she took my photo, you can see I got blown horizontally across the camera, and being an elephant I'm no light weight!

I do like France. I spent ages walking inside the walls of the old chateau.

I then sat on the old town's walls and looked down on Monsieur Alfonse and the other 2CVs.
(Secretly I was looking for blue elephants, but I didn't see any).

Finally I made my way back down to Monsieur Alfonse before saying 'Au revoir' to France . . . until I'm back in four weeks time to complete a mission!

Tomorrow I'm off to France again. It seems like only yesterday I was there.

I was a little disappointed I wasn't 'fighting the pirates' this time but not for long! I've found out I'm about to complete one of my missions . . . I'm off to the 2008 French National! Hurrah!!

Here's the gite where I stayed. If I'd known it was going to be so hot I'd have camped!

Hurrah, I'm here. How exciting is that! I don't get excited very often, I'm too laid back for that, but wow, I'm so excited!

Doesn't Monsieur Alfonse look great next to the lake!

. . . and Steve & Dave look great in their hats!

I didn't take lots of photos of cars today, I'll let Pierre Bear show you those, however, there was even more excitement to come.

While driving through Dunkerque in the evening . . . .

An Elephant Bleu!!!!!

Infact I saw lots but most of Helly's photos were of the inside of the car! By the time I'd told her, she'd grabbed me - not very ceremoniously! - and grabbed the camera she missed the
Elephant Bleu.

I was not impressed!!

In true 2CV style we got lost and had to do a u-turn!

We were driving back to the gite after spending the evening in Dunkerque.

Realising we were lost, Dave - who was leading - turned around and we got held up at a crossing we'd just been held up at crossing in the opposite direction - if you get my meaning!

I turned around and saw four other 2CVs behind us. They were French and were lost too. They were trying to find the campsite so had followed us thinking we were going back there!

Pierre Bear found this VERY funny!

The following day we travelled in convoy to see how many 2CVs we could get along the sea front.

2500 to be exact. We were in the first convoy and there were still cars arriving at 12.30pm!!

What a day, loads of 2CVs. I've never seen so many lined up in one place.

I think all toyvoyager hosts should get one then I could meet lots of Toy Voyagers at 2CV events!

Back to the campsite now in one very long convoy. . .