13 – 15th June 2011

Left the camp in good time and stopped at the Carrefour just up the road which was open despite it being a Bank Holiday. This made it easier for us as we couldn’t get into the Carrefour car park so parked by a DIY store which was closed. Stocked up again and treated ourselves to a bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape as it’s not far from here. Made our way further north towards Dole through some lovely countryside and found the campsite right by a river in the middle of farming country.

All the pitches by the river were taken or too small, ok for tents or small caravans but not for Bella. So we took a pitch on the other side looking out over the fields these pitches were nice and large and there were only a couple of vans using them. When we booked in the woman in reception was English and recognised Bicknacre, it turned out she has cousins who live there and whose son is the same age as Emma and were part of the same group of friends, small world!

Tuesday we spent around the camp doing some chores and enjoying the sun! Wednesday we picked up a cycle route from reception and set off on the bikes. This time we only did 25k but it was very hilly! It took us through some local villages and the second biggest deciduous forest in France! It seems a big deal for the locals! Returned having had a good day out but hot and tired, so we stopped at the camp restaurant for an ice cream then dumped the bikes back at the van before hitting the pool, very refreshing! In the evening we went back to the restaurant for a meal and sat on the veranda looking out at the river splashing over a weir, a really great spot!