France - Tunnel on 17th June 2019
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Days 01&02 (17th&18th June) : Richebourg (60 miles from Calais)
This is our usual 1st night (or 2) a nice aire just outside the village.
Left Canterbury 9:15 arrived EuroTunnel 10am. Got put on an earlier train but it was delayed so left at 11:20.
Exit Calais midday (so 1pm) arrived Richebourg 3pm.
Nice easy journey with a short stop for lunch. Walk into village to get Wi-Fi code. Aire/Wi-fi is free but 4Euros for water and 1 hour Leccy (no thanks!) but we will stay 2 nights (Cassette emptying OK)
Lots of War Graves in the area
Location
Days 01&02 (17th&18th June) : Richebourg (60 miles from Calais)
This is our usual 1st night (or 2) a nice aire just outside the village.
Left Canterbury 9:15 arrived EuroTunnel 10am. Got put on an earlier train but it was delayed so left at 11:20.
Exit Calais midday (so 1pm) arrived Richebourg 3pm.
Nice easy journey with a short stop for lunch. Walk into village to get Wi-Fi code. Aire/Wi-fi is free but 4Euros for water and 1 hour Leccy (no thanks!) but we will stay 2 nights (Cassette emptying OK)
Lots of War Graves in the area
Location
Days 03&04 19th&20th June 125 miles to : Rozoy-sur-Serre
Motorways round Lens 3.5 hours. Rozoy a decent sized town. A bit dark at 5pm
Nearly caught out by lowbridge at Avesnes-sur-Helpe had to reverse and turn.
Might well have been OK in the middle BUT......
Location
Motorways round Lens 3.5 hours. Rozoy a decent sized town. A bit dark at 5pm
Nearly caught out by lowbridge at Avesnes-sur-Helpe had to reverse and turn.
Might well have been OK in the middle BUT......
Location
Day 05 21st June 90 miles to : Dieue sur Meuse
Shopping and fuel in Rozoy and a very pleasant drive to here.
What a find ! Good parking overlooking the canal/river..All free
Lovely big boat about 120ft with friendly Uk owners.
Nice German couple next to us.
Swedish van near and talk to them. I did not realise I knew so many languages (?)
Images tomorrow we will stay here at least 2 nights.
Location
Shopping and fuel in Rozoy and a very pleasant drive to here.
What a find ! Good parking overlooking the canal/river..All free
Lovely big boat about 120ft with friendly Uk owners.
Nice German couple next to us.
Swedish van near and talk to them. I did not realise I knew so many languages (?)
Images tomorrow we will stay here at least 2 nights.
Location
Day 08 Monday 24th June 70 miles to Goncourt :
Again easy drive, a couple of slow tractors. Then finally after almost no traffic many cars on a very minor road.
Very pretty aire by a river drinking water and sewage for a small donation of 3euros. 2 nights here.
Nice trees and so shade, cool and very quiet.
Location
Day 10 Wednesday 26th 75 miles to Scey sur Saone :
Slightly longer drive than necessary as we fist headed south up the Meuse Valley. We then turned East to Jussey but the aire although new and good was hot and right next to a main road ! So lunch and move on. The next possibility no longer accepted motorhomes and the next again was a campsite. Finally to the marina at Scey. Very hot but some shade. A well maintained aire mainly free but water to be paid (2 euros).
Location
Slightly longer drive than necessary as we fist headed south up the Meuse Valley. We then turned East to Jussey but the aire although new and good was hot and right next to a main road ! So lunch and move on. The next possibility no longer accepted motorhomes and the next again was a campsite. Finally to the marina at Scey. Very hot but some shade. A well maintained aire mainly free but water to be paid (2 euros).
Location
Day 11 Thursday 27th 50 miles to Randevillers :
Interesting hilly twisty drive. Randevillers a small village with an aire for 3 campers...No services so almost a wildcamp.
Still very pleasant and cool at night !
Interesting hilly twisty drive. Randevillers a small village with an aire for 3 campers...No services so almost a wildcamp.
Still very pleasant and cool at night !
Day 12 Friday 28th 25 miles to Le Russey :
An even better derive through rolling but quite high hills.
Camping OK but a witch in a nearby house complained we were sitting on their bench which was in the aire area WTF ?.
No problem. Water available with a token/jeton (2 euros) from a local bar !
Topped up 100% on Saturday am.
An even better derive through rolling but quite high hills.
Camping OK but a witch in a nearby house complained we were sitting on their bench which was in the aire area WTF ?.
No problem. Water available with a token/jeton (2 euros) from a local bar !
Topped up 100% on Saturday am.
End of France !