On the Road Again!

We didn't leave the aire at Josselin until around 11am. We needed to do the waste and rubbish bins and were in a three van queue. The front van was usable to move as there were two vans trying to get in. The first was having a problem with the barrier. Once away the TomTom Camper Max had another routing problem, taking us back into the village and then trying to loop around the river towpath. We had to wing it and followed the road signs to the N24. Finally, it got with the program and we headed towards the motorhome dealers as planned.   The dealers was on a newish looking business park. It did seem that prices of new motorhomes and vans seem lower than at home.  The Elsan blue "teabags" weren't though. A tub of them was €24. We usually use the Thetford branded ones. These are so much easier to use than large bottles of liquid blue or green. We have tried Solbio and found it didn't mask the smells emanating...

Sunday 4th October After a week in one place we are back to touring for a few days. The first stop was the Intermarché at Bernières sur Mer and then on the road to Caen and the A84 toll free motorway westwards.  The destination was the Camping-Car Park aire at Beauvoir. We have been before and it's huge with 180 pitches. We arrived around 3pm and found a space. They aren't that well marked out!!! Then I found the 10m EHU cable wasn't long enough. I moved a little. No better! As Claire chatted to the couple from Cornwall, and whose names we forget, I moved spaces to the otherside of the wooden fence. The cable fitted perfectly.  Once settled we took a walk towards Mont Saint Michel.  Its 5kms away. We managed 2kms... it was...

Life flashes past when you are away doing nothing. Today, apart from a walk to the Carrefour we have done very little. We bought some very nice chocolate tarts. Along with eggs. A bit of reading. A light lunch of scrambled egg on toast. Plenty of reading and the day got away from us. As we are leaving tomorrow we decided to pack away all the outside "camping" stuff. In the morning we'll just have to disconnect the EHU and pack away the Milencos. From the inside looking outside.

Well into week two now. We have been saying we must go to lunch for moules frites. So today we decided it would be today. A different way into town today. Past the Gare to take in the look church.  It's huge.  The way from there, and following the signs to the tourist office, took us right to the "border" with neighbouring Bernières sur Mer.  We came out a few hundred yards up from the memorial we visited yesterday. Nearby is the Pub le Crabe Vert. We saw people eating there yesterday.  Moules Marinières. Before... After... We walked slowly back to the site. The washing was almost dry.  We had a "lazy" afternoon after that. Later we met a couple of fellow Instagrammers, Paul & Gills Adventures. Nice to meet them.  After moules we decided we didn't need a cooked dinner, so we had a cheese and tomato baguette. ...

We have been looking at alternatives to using the gas hob when we are away.  We already have an air fryer but it's no use when you want to use saucepans or even a frying pan.  So we looked around, took some advice and decided on the Vango Sizzle Induction Hob. We have bought the single hob version as it packs small enough to carry in the van. It's designed for camping and has an 800w power limit.  It will work very well with our 2000w inverter and not stress or overload it.

When we leave here we have two days to get to the next campsite at Quiberon.  The initial plan in my head was one night at Mont St Michel, either at the official car parking for the buses to the Mont, or at the Camping-Car Park aire in Beauvoir. The cost of the parking seemed a bit pricey. There are no services at all and its €25 a night. The CCP aire is a little cheaper at €18 with all the services including EHU, but a 5kms walk to the Mont. We  have been before so then maybe we will give it a miss this time and do the CCP. Where after that? I have pencilled in  Josselin  in Brittany. There's a Camping-Car Park aire there and a huge castle.