Ivy enters the Monaco Grand Prix

We were up early expecting a long day of driving as we plan on an epic day making our way along the coast. To begin with we didn’t have any phone signal so we just drove in the rough direction of the coast. At first it seemed okay but then there were unexpected consequences! We found ourselves driving high up along the edge of a huge gorge and then through a small tunnel that had been carved out of the rock face, it didn’t feel like it would be big enough for us to pass but we squeezed through. Winding around the edge of the gorge on a somewhat narrow road was really not what either of us expected, but it was spectacular and although quite nerve wracking I do kinda think we might be getting a little used to these extraordinary roads now. After another long downhill drive the roads began to get busier in tune with the number of houses. We soon found ourselves on the long sweeping esplanade of Nice, very posh and very busy. The traffic was quite heavy, three lanes wide with traffic lights every hundred yards so I had to concentrate hard. I couldn’t really look at the views around me too much as driving took all of my attention but Darren was telling me all about the expensive cars, yachts, hotels and everything that he was seeing along the promenade. The wealth here is obvious though, everything and everyone was pristine. After passing by the beach side international airport we eventually left Nice behind.
We carried on and drove into Monaco which was a continuation of the opulence of Nice but on an even grander scale. I hadn’t realised before, but Monaco is its own country so Ivy will get to wear another flag today!
The way you drive into Monaco is simply crazy, more akin to entering a huge multi-storey carpark with a long sweeping tunnel. Really strange and like nothing I’ve ever experienced. We didn’t stop in Monaco, but we wouldn’t have been able to even if we wanted as there was nowhere at all for a car let alone a 7m long van. Actually we were very much out of place there, we didn’t see any other motorhomes at all, it seemed mainly populated with Ferrari’s, Porsche’s, Aston Martin’s and the like… so you can probably understand why I had to be so careful!En savoir plus