We left Val de Blois early as we had an 80 mile drive to Chartres, we arrived at the campsite early afternoon, hoping they would have a space for us. We were given a pitch in the far corner of the site, not the nicest but okay for 2 nights. We did get chatting to […]
We arrived mid-morning at Val de Blois and booked 2 nights at the campsite. We were able to buy our tickets for the Chateau at the campsite, saving us from queueing in the morning. I liked this site, right on the Loire, we were able to enjoy a leisurely walk after lunch before heading back […]
An easy run from Chaumont took us into Blois, where we intended to stay the night at the aire in the town. The French make it so easy for motorhomers, I have to wonder why councils in the UK can’t follow their example! We got parked up and wandered into town, had a stroll round […]
We left Moulin Fort early in the morning to drive the short distance to Amboise where my priority was to spend the day at Clos Luce, home of Leonardo da Vinci for the last 3 years of his life. In the autumn of 1516 he accepted the invitation of Francis I to live at Clos […]
19th September After an easy drive from Tours, we arrived at La Moulin Fort and booked in for 3 nights. It’s a really nice site right on the river Cher. It was looking a bit “end of season” tired and the toilet block and laundry facilities could do with an upgrade. However, the bar was […]
18th September We left Chinon early(ish) to make our way to Villandry. We were now very familiar with the road and I was happy driving the 20 or so miles to Villandry. The fun started when I tried to find a parking space for the motorhome. I drove up and down the road and spotted […]
I’ve mentioned before that I used the Wilder Trips app to plan out trip to France and I thought it might be useful to others to share a bit more about the app. The developer is Harry Ronchetti and he and his wife love road trips but couldn’t find a tool to plan their trips […]
15th September A late change of plan and we decided to go to Chinon before continuing to Villandry and Tours. We were so glad we did! We stayed at the municipal campsite a short walk into town and up to the castle. Chinon is delightful, medieval buildings and streets, wine caves and of course the […]
11th September. After a restful night at Laval, we were off to Camping Lac de Maine in Angers. By now I was really enjoying driving in France and feeling very confident. For parts of our journey the road ran alongside the river. With the sun sparkling on the water it was magical and I had […]
After a couple of lovely days in Bayeux, it was time to move on to Mont St Michel. We’d pre-booked a place at the campsite behind the hotel close to the Mont and were very glad we had. Good facilities and a pleasant 30 minute walk to the Mont. It was very hot, about 35 […]