We are back to France again for a few weeks. After collecting the caravan last Tuesday evening we brought it back to the house for a spring clean and get the loading started.
Wednesday was the night of the Residents AGM which was quite interesting and not as expected.
On Friday we loaded the caravan with all the things you need to make it an enjoyable trip in readiness for an early start on Saturday morning. So at 0500 hours we raised ourselves from th e warm bed and finalise the last few things and head off to Dover. The trip down takes just over two hours and we arrived perfectly on time to check in.
Once on board we headed for Langham's Brassiere and feasted on a good English breakfast and then headed for the lounge to read the papers. This is so much nicer than the train.
Almost two hours later we arrived in Calais, and for a change we were the first vehicle to leave the ship which was great. We headed off down the motorway in the direction of Paris and arrived at our Caravan site about three in the afternoon which was just in time to grab a good spot to make it easier to leave. It only takes en minutes to get the van ready and not long after the first cup of tea was ready.
In the evening we went to the site restaurant and had a very nice meal and bottle of red wine and a great time was had by all.
The following morning we left the site around 0830 and went in the direction of Paris, under the runways at Charles De Gaule Airport and then followed the 'Francilian' road around the east of Paris until we came to the A10 motorway in the direction of Bordeaux and headed south. The route took us via Orleans where we changed motorways and followed the A71 in the direction of Clermont Ferand until we reached the exit for Ebreuil and at four pm we arrived at the caravan site where we plan to spend the next three weeks. About thirty minutes later we were pretty much set up with gas, electric and water all connected and time for a shower before dinner.
We had pre-booked a takeaway by email in advance of our departure and tonight it was roast chicken and roast potatoes and we walked up to the take away and had an aperitif with John and Jane the camp site owners and talked about mutual travels etc before returning to the caravan with our hot take away and a bottle of red wine. This was a very nice dinner overlooking the River Souile with the birds nattering in the back ground and a great way to end the day. And so to bed.
Tomorrow we shall put up the big caravan awning which is about the same size as the O2 arena in London, or it feels like it anyway
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