Yearly Archives: 2014

The Aiguille Du Midi

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 3 Comments

We set off early (well 9am) from the site at Lake Annecy and drove the 57 miles to Chamonix. It would have been shorter but we were taken on a very interesting diversion, or deviation as they say here. There…

Tagged with: Aiguille du Midi, camping mer de glace, Chamonix, france, Mavis, motorhome, photography
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Chamonix, Rhône-Alpes

Cycle Trip to Annecy

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 6 Comments

On Tuesday we had a leisurely drive from Digoin to Camping Municipal Les Champs Fleuris ( GPS : N 45.825801 E 6.188371 ) on Lake Annecy. This is very friendly campsite, almost deserted now, on sloping grass terraces. We are…

Tagged with: Annecy, cycling, Duingt, france, Haute-Savoie, motorhome, photography
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Annecy, Rhône-Alpes

Pierrefitte-sur-Loire

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 6 Comments

We explored Digoin in the morning; it is a short walk up from the aire along the Rue Nationale, past the Office de Tourisme. The tourist office was closed for Easter. Not sure why this Tour de France guy is…

Tagged with: Burgundy, cycling, digoin, france, loire canal, Mavis, motorhome, photography
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Bourgogne

In the Loire

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 3 Comments

Yesterday we left Salbris mid morning and drove 130 miles east to Digoin, a small town about 80 miles to the north of Lyon. There is a good aire here, essentially a very large car park overlooking the Loire and…

Tagged with: Aire, canal, cycling, digoin, france, loire, Mavis, motorhome, photography
Posted in - France, 2013 Spring, Bourgogne, Digoin

Whelkome to South Korean Cuisine.

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

We are at Camping de Sologne, 43 miles south of Orleans. This is a pleasant medium sized ACSI site on a lake in the small town of Salbris. ( GPS N 47.430214 E 2.054411 ) The site was recommended to…

Tagged with: Camping Sologne, france, motorhome, photography, Salbris
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Centre, Salbris

Charles the Bald.

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 1 Comment

As often happens we found this charming campsite by chance. We had planned to stay overnight on the aire at Pont de L’Arche but when we got here mid afternoon on the Wednesday before Easter the aire and adjacent car…

Tagged with: camp eure, cycling, france, Mavis, motorhome, photography, pont de l'arche
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Pont de l'Arche, Upper Normandy

Lake District to Cake District

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

We set off from Cumbria at 6.30 pm on Tuesday and by 11am this morning I was buying the first Tartelette aux Pommes of the trip…Parfait. We woke up on the aire at Wissant (about 10 miles south of Calais)…

Tagged with: Aire, border terriers, Colin, france, Mavis, motorhome, photography, Wissant
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Nord-Pas de Calais, Wissant

Arles… I am in the naughty corner

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

We left Saintes Maries de la Mer and headed inland to Arles, driving a scenic route through the Camargue. The plan had been to stay at Camping Le City in Arles, handily close to the centre, but it was firmly…

Tagged with: amphitheatre, Arles, Bordeaux, cycling, dordogne, france, Mavis, medoc, motorhome, photography, van gogh
Posted in - France, 2014 Spring, Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Saint Louis

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 4 Comments

We spent a couple of days travelling down France, stopping at aires near Orleans and then in the Auvergne, then arrived at the medieval walled town of Aigues-Mortes, on the edge of the Camargue, in Provence. We camped in the…

Heading for Provence

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Peter and Nia — 2 Comments

First stop en route to Provence was Portsmouth, for a few minor jobs on Mavis. (No, that’s not Portsmouth above, I thought I’d start the blog with a Château picture) The dogs had breakfast in front of the dealers and…