Our wee trip to France (2 Viewers)

[cyberyacht]

You certainly seemed to have gobbled up the miles. Looks like you are doing well over 300 per day. These days 200 miles is a long run for me.

 

[lorger]

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The big German unit behind you, parked near him on the aire in Terrugem in Portugal end of March.

It’s some machine, I wouldn’t like the fuel bill.

 

[lorger]

You certainly seemed to have gobbled up the miles. Looks like you are doing well over 300 per day. These days 200 miles is a long run for me.

We have only done 2 long days, as we both still work we don’t have the time to meander down. Once retired we’ll probably do the same as you.

 

[lorger]

It’s been a lazy day today, we drove 8 miles to Apt and are pitched up in the CCP Aire. I think this has to be one of the nicest we’ve used, all the pitches are separated. The first Bly issue we can see is they only have 18 EHU points for 20 pitches, and for some reason the bollards at the entrance have 4 sockets each and no bollards at the top pitches.

We have a cycle planned for tomorrow and will visit the town and market on Saturday.
Lovely sunny spot

The Aire is next to a lake which we walked round, our only form of exercise today

One of the bar/cafe on the lake.

 

[3DOM]

Thanks for posting your journey.
Some really nice photos

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[jumartoo]

I'm late on here, and going back a bit, but those poppies are glorious. There's none like that around here, this year.

 

[lorger]

I'm late on here, and going back a bit, but those poppies are glorious. There's none like that around here, this year.

They seem to be everywhere, mostly wild or at least we think they are

 

[lorger]

After our lazy day yesterday it was time to get back on the bikes, we followed the route Les Ocres a Velo route to visit the 3 villages of Roussillon, St-Saturnin-Les-Apt and Gargas. Would certainly recommend the first two as they are stunning, if you don’t cycle they both have Aires close to the centre.

Tomorrow is market day in Apt and it’s meant to be pretty good, we plan on walking in and after the market we’ll visit the city.

 

[RobbyMClark]

Really enjoying your travels, now on the watch list.

 

[lorger]

Evening all, it’s been a relatively lazy day today as the sun was shining. We decided to walk to the market in Apt rather than cycling as it’s only 1.5miles away. Since it was a lovely day we thought we’d stay for lunch afterwards, ended up walking 6 miles in total.
Have to say the market was one of the better ones we’ve been to, sold just about everything and had a relaxed feel about it. Stopped in a little cafe bar that had menu Du jour for €19, it was lovely although we were stuffed afterwards.
The city of Apt itself is worth a visit if you like medieval towns and buildings, we liked it and thought it to be very French if you know what I mean.

Someone is smiling now we’ve sat down

Mini burger of ham and cheese for starters, which was surprisingly tasty

After that it was a slow walk back to the Aire where we sat and read our books with a glass of gin, followed by a small supper with produce from the market.
Plan is to move tomorrow but not to far.

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[Grianan]

Looks lovely. Mrs L looking very relaxed and happy ..

 

[violet]

What a pleasant and informative thread. Makes me wish we were going back to France this year!
thank you for posting Lorger.

 

[Lenny HB]

You are not far from Vaison-la-Romaine, well worth a visit lots of Roman ruins and a nice town they also have an excellent market that covers most of the town, I think it's on Tuesday the Aire fills up fast on Mondays.

 

[lorger]

Weren’t sure where to head today, we just randomly picked on the map and ended up in Fontaine de Vaucluses. Turns out it’s another stunning location, after stopping in Auchan at Apt for a shop it was a leisurely drive here.

We’ve stopped at another ccp Aire as it’s right on edge of town and only €12 a night, after some brunch we headed of for a walk round the village and were very pleasantly surprised by the size and the beauty. We also had a walk round the paper mill museum, working in a similar manufacturing business I find these very interesting.

After this it was back to the van to watch the Bhoys being crowned Scottish champions.
Tomorrow’s plan is a cycle round a few nearby villages.

 

[Just smiffy]

Looks lovely, I may well be down that way myself later in the month…

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[lorger]

Looks lovely, I may well be down that way myself later in the month…

We highly recommend it

 

[Grianan]

Great photos - it looks lovely.
Tim’s first job was for Beloit Walmsley in Bolton designing paper making machines.

 

[lorger]

Great photos - it looks lovely.
Tim’s first job was for Beloit Walmsley in Bolton designing paper making machines.

He would have enjoyed our walk round the old paper mill then.

 

[Jo662]

These are all good for future reference, thanks for sharing them lorger
Not the paper mill though perhaps .

 

[lorger]

These are all good for future reference, thanks for sharing them lorger
Not the paper mill though perhaps .

You don’t know what you’re missing

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[lorger]

Woke to a lovely blue sky this morning with temperatures forecast to be in the high 20’s, it’s 27 outside the van just before 6pm.
Downloaded a 24 mile loop from Komoot that passed through L’isle Sur La Sorgue and Le Thor while taking in some vineyards, route was lovely and vast majority in back lanes and country roads. We decided we’d treat ourselves to a nice lunch and it turned it to be delicious.
L’isle Sur La Sorgue is certainly worth a visit and reminded us a bit of Annecy.

One of the nicest lunches we’ve had, cheese and meat platter to share followed by a Bavette steak with bbq smoked mash.

 

[scousebird]

That sharing board & steak looks lovely

 

[Suenliam]

Would be a perfect meal for us too. Correctly cooked, bavette is our favourite steak. We were in L'Isle-sur-la Sourgue on market day many years ago. Provencal markets can't be beaten.
Those temperatures sound just right. Hope the heat spreads a bit northwards - we will be in the Loire valley in about 10 days time. However, if it is on the chilly/rainy side we will just head south. The advantages of a motorhome
Sue

 

[Poutie57]

Woke to a lovely blue sky this morning with temperatures forecast to be in the high 20’s, it’s 27 outside the van just before 6pm.
Downloaded a 24 mile loop from Komoot that passed through L’isle Sur La Sorgue and Le Thor while taking in some vineyards, route was lovely and vast majority in back lanes and country roads. We decided we’d treat ourselves to a nice lunch and it turned it to be delicious.
L’isle Sur La Sorgue is certainly worth a visit and reminded us a bit of Annecy.

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One of the nicest lunches we’ve had, cheese and meat platter to share followed by a Bavette steak with bbq smoked mash.

 

[Poutie57]

Thanks for sharing your travels with us all, we’re currently on the way down to the Provence for 8weeks and the info has come in useful

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[Manic]

Weren’t sure where to head today, we just randomly picked on the map and ended up in Fontaine de Vaucluses. Turns out it’s another stunning location, after stopping in Auchan at Apt for a shop it was a leisurely drive here.

We’ve stopped at another ccp Aire as it’s right on edge of town and only €12 a night, after some brunch we headed of for a walk round the village and were very pleasantly surprised by the size and the beauty. We also had a walk round the paper mill museum, working in a similar manufacturing business I find these very interesting.View attachment 749663View attachment 749664View attachment 749665View attachment 749666View attachment 749667View attachment 749668View attachment 749669View attachment 749670View attachment 749671View attachment 749672View attachment 749673View attachment 749674View attachment 749675
After this it was back to the van to watch the Bhoys being crowned Scottish champions.
Tomorrow’s plan is a cycle round a few nearby villages.

We liked it there but that was a few years ago before camping car parks, you payed for parking ticket and it didn’t matter how long you stayed.

 

[lorger]

Not much to report today, we’ve moved on to the town of Bedoin. For those who know it’s the start of the climb up Mount Ventoux, unfortunately I’m not fit enough just now to attempt it. Hopefully be back at the end of summer to give it a go, certainly loads of cyclists here and some lovely cafes and bars which we try out tomorrow.
After a walk round town and a stop for a drink we got back to the van before the started, now cleared up but relaxing watching the champions league.
Only one photo today of our pitch at the CCP Aire next door to municipal campsite, the site has a swimming pool you can use but doesn’t open until June.

 

[DavidG58]

We found CCP had taken over quite a few municipal campsites on our last trip, how does the price vary from CCP to site?

 

[lorger]

We found CCP had taken over quite a few municipal campsites on our last trip, how does the price vary from CCP to site?

In low season which is now the campsite is €15 compared to €13, I had a walk round the site last night and it looks ok apart from being on the side of a hill. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a site like it, it’s terraced and very steep, I think I’d prefer the Aire.

 

[Jenben]

Not much to report today, we’ve moved on to the town of Bedoin. For those who know it’s the start of the climb up Mount Ventoux, unfortunately I’m not fit enough just now to attempt it. Hopefully be back at the end of summer to give it a go, certainly loads of cyclists here and some lovely cafes and bars which we try out tomorrow.
After a walk round town and a stop for a drink we got back to the van before the started, now cleared up but relaxing watching the champions league.
Only one photo today of our pitch at the CCP Aire next door to municipal campsite, the site has a swimming pool you can use but doesn’t open until June.

We really liked Bedoin as a town , I think there is a market there each week? We did quite a bit of cycling in the area, there are marked routes taking you on some lovely quiet roads and into the foothills of mont ventoux. we would definitely stay at that CCP again as it had some great shady pitches .

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