Made it at Last - Chamonix

Last autumn we bailed out of Chamonix because the weather was so bad. Well we are here now. Perfect little site. Free bus outside the camp to take you into Chamonix and it’s cracking - the view, theLæs mere
Mont Blanc - WOW.

Cable Car day today. What a ride it was amazing. And once at the top it was breathtaking. There wasn’t a cloud anywhere near us when we arrived and the views all round were unbelievable. We watchedLæs mere
Lac d’Annecy. C’est merveilleux

About 5 klicks from Annecy at Rives Du Lac camp site. Great site, on the lake. Thoroughly enjoyed relaxing for three days. Got the taxi across the lake to Annecy as Sunday is market today. And what aLæs mere
Moulins

As the plan had changed, instead of heading North we went due West, we stopped on the outskirts of Moulins. We are hopping across France in a few step’s waiting for the weather to improve up theLæs mere
Fete De La Musique. - La Rochelle

An annual festival of music and today is the day, and didn’t La Rochelle do it well. Bands of every description on every corner it was an amazing afternoon, which I’m sure went onto the lateLæs mere
Ile de Ré

Next stop was the beautiful Ile de Ré connected to mainland France at La Rochelle by a 3kms bridge.
With no bicycles allowed on the main roads on the island the cycle path network was amazing! SoLæs mere
A chill day

A free Aire adjacent to a lake at Mesnard La Barotiere . Taking it easy on the route to Puy Du Fou. Great stopover.
Loving the Inverter 😉. Espresso coffee and buttered toast for breakfast courtesyLæs mere
Puy du Fou

Puy du Fou is a French historical theme park south east of Nantes which has its own Camping Car park which must hold about 500 MHs. We spent a day at the park and thoroughly enjoyed it. The shows wereLæs mere
Lest We Forget.

A very poignant few days visiting a museum in Falaise dedicated to the lives of the people in the town during the Nazi invasion and subsequent liberation. Turns out Falaise was also the birth place ofLæs mere
Honfleur - was it as good as suggested.

Parked up on an aire right in the port area of Honfleur, a massive site 5 minutes from the Center. And Honfleur didn’t disappoint. Another cracking, busy port town with plenty of side streets with aLæs mere
Le Crotoy

Aire De Camping car park. Nice little town by the sea with a big municipal car park 5 minutes walk into town. Plenty of cycle paths round about. We managed a 14 miler in strong winds. Worth a stopoverLæs mere
Not quite the end 🥲

The last few stops have seemed like a wind down as we get closer to Calais and the long trek home up through the U.K. But today, the day before the crossing, seemed like the end. However here we areLæs mere
Zigzagging our way home

Not much to report really as our holiday feels over. From entering the U.K. it’s a matter of meeting up with family and a few friends as we wind our way up the U.K. Skegness the last four days andLæs mere
Leo is home

From Skegness to Ludlow - great night , and then off to York for two nights , BUT. Covid strikes our friend in York so we decided on a 495 mile dash home from Ludlow . A long day but so good to getLæs mere
RejsendeLooks fab!
RejsendeThis is worth it if you have the time https://www.chamonix.net/english/leisure/sights…
RejsendeSpeaking of cheese, you have to gave a raclette feast, even if it’s summer. 🧀😀
Rejsende. I’m sure we’ll find one somewhere 👍