Campsite: Des Gorges du Verdon, Chasteuil/Castellane, France (N 43.82285 E 6.43107)
Distance: 61 miles/98 km (today) 1449 miles/2234 km (total)
Although it was so warm last night that we decided to sleep only in the cotton liners, and not use the sleeping bags, it turned cold enough in the early hours to put on the fleece blanket. As we were not moving site today, we got out of bed rather late (around 08:15) to a lovely sunny morning. The campsite was busy, but had a good feel to it. Scrambled egg in a baguette for breakfast.
We had read that there was a good swimming lake at Lac St Croix, so we headed off in that direction. It was a little further than thought, taking around an hour to reach through winding mountain roads, but the drive in itself was worth it.
We filled up with diesel at a petrol station in the town nearby, then found free parking by the lake. The "beach" was pebbly, but the lake good, and we spent two or three hours swimming there.
After driving back to the campsite in the late afternoon, we returned to Castellane to look around the shops again.
It was a very hot day but it cooled off in the evening and I spent a little time by the river with Zoe. We finished the evening off in the campsite bar. €6.80 for half a litre of Leffe! Needless to say, we only had one round of drinks (at €20). We used the time to make a tentative plan for the remainder of the holiday (we are now just over half way through).
Distance: 61 miles/98 km (today) 1449 miles/2234 km (total)
We had read that there was a good swimming lake at Lac St Croix, so we headed off in that direction. It was a little further than thought, taking around an hour to reach through winding mountain roads, but the drive in itself was worth it.
We filled up with diesel at a petrol station in the town nearby, then found free parking by the lake. The "beach" was pebbly, but the lake good, and we spent two or three hours swimming there.
After driving back to the campsite in the late afternoon, we returned to Castellane to look around the shops again.
It was a very hot day but it cooled off in the evening and I spent a little time by the river with Zoe. We finished the evening off in the campsite bar. €6.80 for half a litre of Leffe! Needless to say, we only had one round of drinks (at €20). We used the time to make a tentative plan for the remainder of the holiday (we are now just over half way through).
