Departure Campsite: Le Plan d'Eau, St Privat, France (N 44.61886 E 4.43212)
Destination Campsite: Les Bords de Loue, Parcey, France (N 47.01647 E 5.48148)
Distance: 214 miles/344 km (today) 2023 miles/3256 km (total)
Got up at 07:30, had cereal and croissants, and started packing down. It was a cold morning but didn't take long to warm up. The tent had dried out quite nicely after Friday's rain. We had a last look at the river from the campsite before we left, setting off around 10:50. The campsite turned out to be cheaper than we anticipated, and one we would want to visit again. The unisex toilets were clean, there was a small bar which also served food, and the wifi was free (and worked!).
Ali started off the driving, heading in the direction of Lyon towards Parcey. By now, it really felt like we were getting toward the end of our holiday. We stopped at a Decathlon store to make a baguette lunch in the car park. While James and Zoe looked in a toy shop, Ali and I went in to Decathlon to replace the sunglasses I lost in the Ardeche. we also bought some new microfibre towels and James bought a watch.
From Decathlon, I took over driving and continued on to Parcey. The landscape started to change, being greener and the houses started to look more like I imagine German houses to be. The fields of dead sunflowers we passed looked a little sad. On approaching the campsite, the satnav tried to take us down a grass track, but we found another way.
The campsite was set in quiet countryside by a pretty river, and was unexpectedly large. We were given a discount and provided with gratis electricity on producing our ACSI card, and were told we could pitch anywhere we wanted. We found a nice spot facing the river, but I think its fair to say that the campsite was not very attractive, perhaps a bit "tired" looking and seen better days. The pitches were long, lumpy grass and the toilets and showers were in need of some work. The pool looked OK (and had slides) but the kids said it was cold. As well as the pool, the site had table tennis, a trampoline, swings, and a roundabout. Zoe did a few lengths of the pool while we set up and had a cup of tea (I had to rig up both a continental adapter and a reverse polarity adapterto get the electrics working) .
Our English neighbours arrived at the site in a Volkswagen Camper and the mother came over to say that their daughters were missing other kids to play with, so we arranged that Zoe would go over to play with them a little later. One of the daughters was the same age as Zoe. First, though, we went out in search of a SuperU supermarket. We went quite a long way toward Dole, found a Lidl then a Geant Casino, but not the SuperU - we managed to get what we wanted though. Back at the campsite we cooked cheese fritters, cheese and ham fritters, chicken nuggets on the Cadac, fresh tagliatelli and sweetcorn. Zoe then went off to play with Maddie and Izzy. The children had hot chocolate and biscuits back at our tent.
Destination Campsite: Les Bords de Loue, Parcey, France (N 47.01647 E 5.48148)
Distance: 214 miles/344 km (today) 2023 miles/3256 km (total)
Ali started off the driving, heading in the direction of Lyon towards Parcey. By now, it really felt like we were getting toward the end of our holiday. We stopped at a Decathlon store to make a baguette lunch in the car park. While James and Zoe looked in a toy shop, Ali and I went in to Decathlon to replace the sunglasses I lost in the Ardeche. we also bought some new microfibre towels and James bought a watch.
From Decathlon, I took over driving and continued on to Parcey. The landscape started to change, being greener and the houses started to look more like I imagine German houses to be. The fields of dead sunflowers we passed looked a little sad. On approaching the campsite, the satnav tried to take us down a grass track, but we found another way.
The campsite was set in quiet countryside by a pretty river, and was unexpectedly large. We were given a discount and provided with gratis electricity on producing our ACSI card, and were told we could pitch anywhere we wanted. We found a nice spot facing the river, but I think its fair to say that the campsite was not very attractive, perhaps a bit "tired" looking and seen better days. The pitches were long, lumpy grass and the toilets and showers were in need of some work. The pool looked OK (and had slides) but the kids said it was cold. As well as the pool, the site had table tennis, a trampoline, swings, and a roundabout. Zoe did a few lengths of the pool while we set up and had a cup of tea (I had to rig up both a continental adapter and a reverse polarity adapterto get the electrics working) .
Our English neighbours arrived at the site in a Volkswagen Camper and the mother came over to say that their daughters were missing other kids to play with, so we arranged that Zoe would go over to play with them a little later. One of the daughters was the same age as Zoe. First, though, we went out in search of a SuperU supermarket. We went quite a long way toward Dole, found a Lidl then a Geant Casino, but not the SuperU - we managed to get what we wanted though. Back at the campsite we cooked cheese fritters, cheese and ham fritters, chicken nuggets on the Cadac, fresh tagliatelli and sweetcorn. Zoe then went off to play with Maddie and Izzy. The children had hot chocolate and biscuits back at our tent.
