It's not a good look but
it's the only one I have!

Wheelchair accessible holidays in France? Thats an odd thing to do!

Wheelchair accessible holidays in France brought to you by Carl and Jacqui Alban

why holidays for the disabled? i spent 8 years in a wheelchair and gained an interest in accessible holidays. why france? france is where i would like to go on holiday. interests: talking , people watching reading and selling holidays likes: custard creams & Bella the bulldog (AKA Fugly). dislikes: rain, bank managers, mixing concrete. dreams: global domination, mercedes SLK. music: abba, annie lennox, spice girls.

why holidays for the disabled? years spent moaning about access to places made me want to do something about it. why france? jacqui liked the idea and i was game for a laugh. interests: fishing, motorbikes, photography, the internet. likes: wheelchair access, computers, happy people. dislikes: not catching fish, cutting the lawn. dreams: a carp lake with good access. music: queen, acdc, beatles , my chemical romance.

As you can see from the pictures, there are various animals around here plus a few others that visit us from time to time.

The FOX. He visits once in a while to eat the chickens!!! We never see the fox but we do get to clean up the mess.

Turkeys! We now have 2 turkeys who have been invited to Christmas dinner.

ELVIS. Elvis is the big loopy dog from the turkey farm. He escapes once in a while and comes here to GUARD our chickens instead!! We do see Elvis and he is the cutest big dog I know. He just wants to lick people.

Holidays France you say?

We knew we would start selling wheelchair accessible holidays somewhere in Europe but it took a short while for us to figure out that it would be right here in La Roche-derrien.

The agent brought us down here and it was love at first sight. As builders we knew we could build it. As salesmen we thought we could sell it. And as a place to live we knew we would love it.

8 years down the line and the the 9-5 grind of the UK has been replaced by a lifestyle where your front door is open for business 24/7 and you are never too busy to stop and have a beer with guests.

Saturdays spent moving hospital beds around the joint is good for the muscle tone but not so good for the blood pressure.

Hours wasted trying to catch the mole who is digging up my lawn is also something I had not figured on...

The never ending weeding of the driveway and paths.

(big thanks to my
mum and dad who
come over twice a
year on holiday and
show me what to do
and how to do it)

Having no money at all and never being able to go on holiday!!!

Street lights being turned out at 10pm sharp and you can hear a pin drop on a sunday morning.

Nah... We're Loving it !

Carl Alban