Looking for the sun and finding it! This year we have been so lucky. Having found the sun in France we decided to call it a lucky day and head for home. Actually, we looked at the weather forecast and decided if we were heading home we would rather do it in the sunshine. As the end of September approached, we thought a gentle amble home was better than a frantic dash before of the rain. Being purely practical it is always better, we think, to unpack the van and get the washing and cleaning done in the dry.
We decided to do the journey home mid week and then hopefully tackle the M25 and A303 before the weekend rush. We quickly changed our tunnel booking. Easy to do online and it only cost us £25, which we thought was quite good!
First stop on the way home and back to Tours.
I have to say this site is really growing on us. Clean, easy to find and open all year. The only downside is the outside loos, but the showers and water is always hot. I believe the heated block is open in the winter. Of course we arrived on a Monday when the lovely restaurant across the road is closed. Never mind, the wine was good and we made do with home cooking. On a positive note we got ACSI prices so only 22.22 Euros including electric.
We actually got a very nice pitch and could have spent a couple of days here.
The next day we had a relatively leisurely start as we were just going to Saint Nicolas south of Rouen.
An easy drive and we were soon happily settled. Table booked for a meal in the camp restaurant and all was right with the world. Incidentally, the pool looked very inviting and it was warm and empty! After a lovely meal and a bottle of red we were set up for the last leg of the journey.
Our last stop Les Erables at Escalles. A favourite stop for us on the way back. Sadly the site had been closed on the way over.
This site has hugely improved over the years. The toilets and showers have had a massive face lift. The pitches are well laid out, terraced but big. There is a new Reception block where you can buy essentials and bread is available each morning. The barrier is open at 8.15am so an early crossing home can be made. The site is now very popular with Dutch and German visitors alike. A 10 minute drive to the tunnel and Calais port, a great place to start and end a holiday. Sabine the owner speaks good English and they now take ACSI cards off season. 18 euros a night, so we were well pleased. Open April to October.
Beautiful views of the channel, you can actually see the white cliffs. We got a sea view pitch and some sunshine.
Me, getting excited about our room with a sea view. Please note the cardigan, definitely getting chillier, though not time to put the heating on in Krystal yet.
We wandered down to the beach for a last wistful look at the sea and setting sun.
A perfect end to our holiday would have been a meal in our favourite restaurant.
Sadly it was shut! So not the perfect end we hoped for. We will have to come back next year for seafood!!
Looking forward to next year.
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