"Eh- PAS possible"! seems to be enough Ian.
Gaz, I thank you for pointing out my error inferring a house hit my car.
This could not be further from the troof.
It was indeed a following car in front of the house.
WHY it was following the house remains a mystery.


My eloquence across the languages knows few bounds.
My favourite in Spanish is
"Ay Bocadillios, Que passa?!"
Generously translated as
"Eh up Bog Brush, whats apnin?"
Its a skill, and causes much mirth when accosting Spaniards.
Try it.
Its a blast.

we are in France not Germany!!! (Verboten) surely it should be; Je vous interdire d'utiliser votre hovercraft sur la Loire!!

My car was crashed into by the pleasant house

A house hit your car

Hovering there (1980 -85ish) was such a delight, but I gather now is "verboten"
Interestingly, My car was crashed into by the pleasant house depicted in your last snap!
He said he wanted to get close to my car, but couldn't stop! (His words exactly)

Some pictures to complement Nicks trip near Saumur

Yeh!! and it was put up my a moderator.
He should be severely penalised
Gazza, Step forward.
Kip

Who,what where. Grrrrrrrr

Should never have sold it. Most fun- least hassle😏

Oops! forgot to say, Thanks for the memories Nick.
I know this was just one of many cruises you did with that craft.
Kip

Yeh!! and it was put up my a moderator.
He should be severely penalised
Gazza, Step forward.
Kip

I remember the sudden drop offs well. I nose dived my craft off a four foot bank and submarines it in the river. I still got it working again and then joined the others for lunch. There's a video of me arriving at the barbecue.

By the way, the advert is a shocking plug 

Please consider reading this 1987 article I wrote for HCGB mag.
28 years later it is still a glorious area.
Advert for a certain hovercraft builder can be found if you keep your wits about you----

Originally published in January 1987 in the  HCGB  magazine.