A month in Provence Throughnal
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We made Bergues, a free stopover, we have stayed at many times.
We made our last fill up at e Le clerc j 10 at Baileuill where we made our first diesel stop making it easier to work out the mpg (27.7) over the whole trip.
Bergues was nigh on empty upon arrival so lunch and a non worry about...
We liked Avion last time we were here a couple of months ago but didn't have our e bikes with us as that was a motorbike holiday.
Came back in today and we had noted you could cycle to Lens and there was a "veloroute de bassin miners" to Henin Beaume in one direction and Lens and beyond in the...
We wanted a viable alternative to Mauriel sur ay which gets busy for when we want a cycle along the marne and hit Epernay.
9km from Epernay on the marne and therefore a flat cycle from this champagne village to the champagne town.
Not a lot going on here but you can walk down to the canal and...
Not a great day weather wise so we drove and cycled and found this spot which caters for 12 or so motorhomes and has dumps but leccy and water don't want to work.
Easy park up and flat walk into what appeared to be a tired town.
But about 20 minutes after stopping and having dinner the...
We looked for a circular cycle route and found one that was 30 km long.
Not overly interesting it passed through Flaux
Then onto la Chapelle with an etang with a walkway where we saw frogs fish dragonfly and a crayfish
Through a few other little villages we then came to st Quentin la...
On previous posts/journals I have neglected to inform about what a lovely town this is.
It is perched on a hill with a great one way system around town, unless you are driving, as there are incessant stops.
The rocade of the town is adorned with bars with tables and chairs taking up the...
Previous readers will note we have cycled on the disused railway line from the stunning town of Uzes with its stunning aire and their lovely wine.
We came in for our winter supply of wine.
First up was the haribo shop though and keeping the grumpkids happy upon our return. 2 kg of the stuff...
There is an aire at Avignon. Probably 15 minutes walk to the citadel. But it's 11 euros !
She wanted an e bike so she gets to use it !
The 20 km flat cycle from the free aire at Bedarrides was where we attacked Avignon from.
Started the day with a puncture on the wheel of Paula's bike that...
Located 20 km flat cycle to Avignon and 18 km flat cycle to Orange both on pretty much dedicated voie vertes all the way (though you are better off going to Sorgues on the road if heading to Avignon.
The aire might hold 6. We have our own private garden with olive trees which leads down to the...
Cycling from our base at Badarrides to Joncquieres this place was in the way. As we were passing it from the other side of the motorway we could see what looked like a huge castle which intrigued us enough to stop and investigate.
Senses were heightened when we come across a portent and...
We came here 10 years ago and parked in the free aire, had a drink in the bar, and in walked an owl !
The aire has gone and replaced with pop up burger and pop vans.
The parking is extortionate akin to London I would suspect if I ever paid for parking.
The place has turned into a tourist...
We bypassed this one last week. It said there was an aire. We aren't so sure but there is parking outside (only couple hundred meters) where you could easily overnight.
We came in via villecroze which was a tight traffic light controlled village. We egressed via the d77 which is a much better...
500 m from Fayence we wondered about the effort of getting the bikes but we walked. It really isn't far at all.
Mapy.cz (and presumably Google maps) didn't offer much in the way of excitement to entice us there.
It is so worth it. Place of the day as far as we were concerned.
Almost every...
Along the draguignan Cannes cycle route this town had very little going for it as we parked at the bottom and walked in.
Just old and tatty, until all of a sudden after the first bar it came alive.
The town then split into further sections with next part being old and lovely then from the...
We tried parking here yesterday. Signs send you to a decheterie and there are facilities there. I ll place that place as the map marker for this entry. Fine for day time parking visiting the village but we don't think we would stay overnight (we didn't)
A hilltop village with disused railway...
I was in 2 minds about the justification of a journal entry for here, but we took some photos and it is pleasant enough.
Possibly best viewed from outside it is very "look another hilltop village"
It has a station and tunnel on the voie verte and a pleasant eating quad.
Little else that...
Were we pleased to find this aire.
Right little stunner next to the bouledrome with free water, dumps and free to stay overnight. Leccy available which costs a jeton but no idea how much a jeton lasts or the cost of it.
Allegedly 11 minute flat walk on the unbelievably quiet road but we made...
We traveled down this route in. 7.4m a class.
It is a conduit road for motorbikes, day vans and pvcs at a push. They are doing some major river transformation and we suspect they are building barrages for edf creating lakes. There are several granite carrying trucks on this road.
There are...
Nestling in just above Nice is this Beaux village.
We came in via St Laurent du var on some roads I would not recommend. There has to be an easier way in and out as we located a similarly "why has the sat nav taken me down here" road.
There is an aire of sorts, or dedicated motorhome parking...
First up, the official aire is a dump. No other way to describe it. A caravan takes up 2 spaces, pulled up tarmac another 2. Completely wrecked vehicles take up another 4 spots, then there was an obvious full timer who was mates with the ground hoarding caravan dweller and a Czech motorhome...
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