Departure Campsite: Des Gorges du Verdon, Chasteuil/Castellane, France (N 43.82285 E 6.43107)
Destination Campsite: Moulin de Ventre, Niozelles, France (N 43.93348 E 5.86783)
Distance: 58 miles/93 km (today) 1507 miles/2425 km (total)
We managed to get ourselves up a little earlier in order to pack up and move on to our next site. One of the self inflating mattresses kept losing air, so we dumped it in a bin on site. We had baguettes and croissants bought from the site shop for breakfast. After taking plenty of photographs we headed towards the Ardeche. Guessing we wouldn't make it all the way there today, we planned to pitch for the night somewhere en route. Annoyingly, our journey involved heading back south before we could make progress north west, and it felt like we were going back on ourselves. We stopped in a HyperU car park to do a little shopping and have lunch, then continued on to the Moulin le Ventre campsite avoiding the motorway.The heat was sweltering.
We found the campsite without any problem and strolled around to choose our pitch. After setting up, we spent a couple of hours by the pool listening to our ipods while the kids played in the pool. It clouded over a couple of times, but that was quite a pleasant relief from the heat. For the first time this holiday I actually felt like I was relaxing. We weren't allowed to put out a washing line, so we hung some wet clothes in the Quechua tent to dry.
Many of the pitches have at least some shade. It is quite an expensive site, but the facilities good and well maintained. On entering the campsite, there is a lake to the left, and a kids play area. The pool was excellent and beach balls and floats etc. were provided free of charge.
Baguettes and croissants were available from a rustic building which acted as a shop/restaurant/bar/reception. No free Wifi but they do have a computer which can be rented. The unisex toilets and showers were clean.
After a tea of cheese pancakes and veg we went for a short drive in the dark to Mane. We had a walk around there, but didn't really find it that interesting. When we got back to the site a disco was blaring out in there bar area until midnight, playing the worst type of euro crap to around a dozen people. Not really what we expected!
A well maintained, attractive, campsite, and good for a stopover, but not one we would use as a destination in its own right.
Destination Campsite: Moulin de Ventre, Niozelles, France (N 43.93348 E 5.86783)
Distance: 58 miles/93 km (today) 1507 miles/2425 km (total)
We found the campsite without any problem and strolled around to choose our pitch. After setting up, we spent a couple of hours by the pool listening to our ipods while the kids played in the pool. It clouded over a couple of times, but that was quite a pleasant relief from the heat. For the first time this holiday I actually felt like I was relaxing. We weren't allowed to put out a washing line, so we hung some wet clothes in the Quechua tent to dry.
Many of the pitches have at least some shade. It is quite an expensive site, but the facilities good and well maintained. On entering the campsite, there is a lake to the left, and a kids play area. The pool was excellent and beach balls and floats etc. were provided free of charge.
Baguettes and croissants were available from a rustic building which acted as a shop/restaurant/bar/reception. No free Wifi but they do have a computer which can be rented. The unisex toilets and showers were clean.
After a tea of cheese pancakes and veg we went for a short drive in the dark to Mane. We had a walk around there, but didn't really find it that interesting. When we got back to the site a disco was blaring out in there bar area until midnight, playing the worst type of euro crap to around a dozen people. Not really what we expected!
A well maintained, attractive, campsite, and good for a stopover, but not one we would use as a destination in its own right.
