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The road twisted and turned, taking us further and further up the valley. Finally, we arrived at the lakeside campsite, a peaceful spot with spectacular mountain views all around us. Well, peaceful apart from the constant ringing of cow bells! We headed to the café for a snack before setting up our pitch. The pitches with electric for vans were on a bit of a slope, so after a fair bit of to-ing and fro-ing, we eventually managed to get the van level using crocs and a pocket spirit level! (There were a few areas for tents which were perfectly...

Bill bought two Signature Solo Thermal PACMATs to use on his bike packing trip in July. When he got home he sent us a few pictures of them in use.  "We had a great holiday and used the mats a lot.Really handy and versatile." And here's a list of all the other bits he took with him: OEX phox2 Hubba Hubba NX2 Jetboil Small Table  Helinox chair zero  Alpkit stool  Nemo roll mats A couple of old sleeping bags 😀 Feral lightweight tarp - goes over the phlox entrance Cool bag (for beer) Elecaenta 30watt  PV  Battery packs Thermarest pillow ...

On our way back to Calais, we planned a stop to visit some World War I sites in Northern France. We found a campsite in the town of Albert, which served as a convenient base for trips to the Thiepval Museum and the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial. The museum is filled with fascinating information and relics, and the walk around the vast memorial of names of soldiers lost at the Somme is haunting. At the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, we were welcomed by a guide on an exchange from Canada, who gave us an insightful tour of the trenches we found really...

We arrived at Camping Espace Vital in La Grande-Verrière late afternoon, just as the light was starting to soften. We were greated by Paul, the friendly owner, who guided us through the gates and over the grass to find our pitch. He showed us the options and even lent us a longer electric hook-up cable so we could set up with the best view. There was only one other tent in the field, tucked up at the top, so it felt wonderfully peaceful. Paul helped us get the van level using the on-site chocks, then left us to get sorted....

We have always wanted to stay at La Grave. So passing through late in the afternoon on the way back from Provence, the light was low with wonderful warm shadows over the town and surrounding villages, it was just too tempting. There are two campsites either end of the town. Both had good reviews. We drove down to the first one. The little reception office was bursting with colourful geranium hanging baskets and hanging baskets and the view up to the mountains above was breathtaking. We checked in. We had a huge choice of pitches. The site is green and grassy...