Pont du gard

Leaving our camp spot in the little village of Larnas at 9am we headed into town. Today was our first washing day and we googled the nearest laundrette but luckily found one on the outskirts of town near an intermarchè and a mr brickolàge. We used google translate for the instructions and in an hour our 18kg load was washed and dried.
Next stop was le Grotte du Saint-marcel and we had our own, private guided tour, and to our amazement we were the only ones there.
We descended the 260 steps to reach 150 meters below the ground into what I can only describe as a chamber of beauty. Stalactites hung from the ceiling like chandeliers in a grand hall and stalagmites grew up from the floor and formed giant stalacnate columns joining together and they were lit up beautifully. Especially the flowing rock pools, all of different colours.
From the caves we picked up the route of the grand gourges through the ardechè which I had plotted thanks to the Tour de France and we saw the riders names sprayed on the road again, the road had road works and for the most part we had it to ourselves and it really was a beautiful drive. We passed the balcon de gorges, and stopped at pont du arc before heading to our final destination, pont du gard.
A 2000 year old Roman viaduct spanning the river and we got there just in time to watch the sunset behind it. It really was a most spectacular site with the glowing viaduct and orange and pink clouds.
In the car park leaving we used park4night again to find our camp for the night and found a self serving motorhome airè just a mile away. We pulled up at the barriers, paid €13 on the debit card the barriers lifted and we had our parking spot with electric, water and video surveillance. Bargain.Read more