Jacqui & Neil PM
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Stopped at this ACSI site as very near Calais, has a bar restaurant although we only had a drink.  The facilities toilets showers etc  are among the best and cleanest ever seen.
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Arrived and parked up at the Villa very nice entrance road was a bit tight due to bushes either side of the lane, but otherwise great.
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Arrived evening at Fidjcamping, open but no one around fgolowed the insturctyiomn outside offoce and found a spot with the 2nd most powerful water point.  Site appears to be undergoing some renovation.
Pleasant spot would use again bit tight to negotiate the on site road and pitches but once on hardstanding and most facilities, proper MH service point.
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Supposed to get the late Ferry crossing to Calais via Dover and DFDS, but due to French passport control, Dover Port Authority and UKHighways ended up starnded along with thousands of others on the M20.
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The previous evening we had picked out sites and Aires in Blaye, Montendre and
around St Emillion. We managed to leave at 11:00 a record on this holiday, the
MH facilities at L’Ocean very good almost as good as Mammers.
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MH facilities at Rouge Gorge crap, just rubbish, everything is there but rundown
and rubbish, compared to Aires and other sites even UK is better.
ACSI site chosen we set off ignored the Route barree in 5.5 km as we were
turning off in 5.5 km but as we discovered their 5.5km was less than our and we
could not get to the turning. After a longish detour we set off via tolls to
the Coast, it was warming up nicely the cab aircon now being a necessity rather
than a toy.
Awoke and decided nice sunny day so decided to stay also moved the van to make
better use of the pitch and the sun. Most people left this day and the site
although not empty was sparsely populated. We walked into the Town and saw the
Minor Basillica built in 1888. Beer and Coffee or 2 in the Le Refuge bar behind
the basillica. We met and got speaking with a couple from the same site been
there for 4 days leaving tomorrow, nothng special just a pleasnt couple been
comming to FRance for years for 6 weeks at a time and still have little or no
French, no wonder the French despair of our inability.
Couple more walks around the lakes etc…
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After 2 aires we wanted to try and ACSI site paid the money bought the book got
the card wanted some value, Jacqui picked out 2 this being a method have plan A
and plan B, I checked out the Aires and picked a couple just in case. WE had
wanted to go via Angers but the Sites and Aires left us uninspired and we
wanted to be able to spread out a bit. Continue reading “St. Laurent sur Serve, day 3”
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Awoke about 9am, to seagulls, breakfasted and then off to the train for Geza
CBT, had a wander round the market and bought some veg, then back to tha van to
clear up and head out for fuel and supplies. The service point was new and
required a card to pay for the ticket and for drinking water and electric. An
english couple who had been in Spain since Feb and just on their way back were
using the water point, it give a lot of water in fact they filled their tank and
every container in the van, there were alot, apparently this is unheard of value! Continue reading “Mamers, 2nd day in France”
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Left home about 9:30am, tunnel booked for 11:50 (no chance), decided to refuel
once we were within 10 miles of the tunnel, looking on maps there were petrol
stations at most junctions. Picked 10 as a possible and if all else failed then
would use Tescos at J12. Pulled off at 10 to find the Shell station closed and
people queuing to get in, so carried onto to J12 almost empty and at 109.9
almost 10p cheaper. Continue reading “Le Treport and first crossing”