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[Rob and Val]

Isn’t it lovely to see the bunting like that. Well done, the French!

It's very eye-catching, isn't it? I wonder what the occasion is or do they have it displayed all year long?

 

[FIDGET]

Now on the banks of the Dordogne river beautiful aire , no services , river is behind the tree's in first photo
in the third photo you can see a car driving along the other side of the river , narrow road.

 

[FIDGET]

Moved on to Beaulieu sur Dordogne aire , close to the river with a canoe slalom course , 5.50 for 14 hrs , 2 euro's for water , 0.50 euro per hr for ehu
Nice , explore after lunch.

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[Clarky]

Moved on to Beaulieu sur Dordogne aire , close to the river with a canoe slalom course , 5.50 for 14 hrs , 2 euro's for water , 0.50 euro per hr for ehu
Nice , explore after lunch.

Lovely village, we were there just over two weeks ago.
We stayed on the ACSI campsite, just a few hundred yards further down the road you are on and the 'back' entrance is just beyond the tall road bridge. The 'front' entrance to the site has a 3m foot bridge by the entrance which we literally scraped through as we didn't know about the height limit.
Lovely site though and we had a pitch right beside the river.

 

[FIDGET]

Hi @Clarky , yes I walked down to the campsite Huttopia, nice aire & now even better as the sun has come out , only one problem you have to get a parking ticket 5.5euros , no problem till you read it's only for 14 hours , we got here 12.30 hrs ticket runs out 2.30 tomorrow morn , tough I'm not paying twice.
Thinking of heading towards Ussel tomorrow. Just had BBQ now it's wash up time.

 

[FIDGET]

Quite busy little aire 15 in last night, 2nd photo of canoe slalom course behind our motorhome

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[FIDGET]

Now at a lake near the village Meymac , pays de Meymac aire
The aire is about 300 yds from the lake

 

[FIDGET]

Moved on past 2 aires planned as one must have had 100 moho's and caravans at the aire and municipal c,site must have had some sort of gathering on. The other very rural not able to get level and loads of cows flies from next field.
So now at a basic aire at Paugnat which is about 3 miles from Volvic , try and get some spring water tomorrow.

W

 

[FIDGET]

Bloomin bad Internet or my tablet pressed it once, got 6 photo's
SORRY

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[marpool]

Enjoy the rest of your trip terry, glad to see the weather has improved for you. We are now sat at Cite Europe for our early morning train tomorrow, after a two day dash up from Bedoin. Roll on September when we are back in France again

 

[FIDGET]

@marpool , Like wise , we are back then too , not sure what date yet as got too get over our golden wedding with family , late August , as they are coming to stay but don't know how long for.
Weather now a bit hot in the 30's yesterday and already very warm at 8 AM , I expect we will cope!!

 

[DavidG58]

We are now down Verteuil sur Charente heading towards Limoge Tuesday
Enjoy !!!!

Thanks for the Aire updates , this one was particularly useful, one of our first ever Aires, very tight as you say in village not helped by scaffold and builders lorries at our visit. But I have spent ages trying to recall where it was without success so thanks

Not helped by being called Loisirs on the entrance which is why I couldn’t find it

Hope you get more sun now not been good so far by the looks of it

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[FIDGET]

Hi @DavidG58, yes it's a nice one , we have it very hot now no cloud , but in a great aire free by a nice lake just west of Thiers , services extra. Next door to camping d'Italia
CC says it's 13.5 euro's but that is for the campsite

 

[FIDGET]

Predictive text is a pain , should read camping Di iloa .

 

[FIDGET]

After 2 nights at Di Iloa aire moved on to Villarest aire ,
Beautiful lakeside terraced aire

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[Tribbtravs]

This looks a cracking aire, can't find anything under villarest, can you confirm aire name please. TIA

 

[FIDGET]

Villerest , just South west of Roanne.
It's in C.C., not sure of number.
We haven't paid yet but I think it's 8 euro's a night
There is water but only one tap , there's toilets and a restaurant just behind it 200 yards to gravel beach and water park

 

[FIDGET]

Moved a little today to Roanne aire , 7.50 a night services extra but not needed .

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[FIDGET]

Met very nice couple of funsters here Paul & Mary aka tallpaul

 

[FIDGET]

Now at a nice free aire only 3 pitches similar to a campsite, free water and ehu. Right outside of the municipal campsite.

 

[FIDGET]

Moving on today after filling with water emptying toilet and getting last of free ehu , and sorting vets appointment with funsters help, to Sancoins about 50 odd miles up the road .
Weather very sunny no cloud another glorious day .

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[FIDGET]

Arrived at Sancoins aire very busy as usual, all front row by canal taken and most of back row , even some on the other side of canal
temperature in the moho with everything open 29 degrees
Van says 38 outside, bloomin hot !!! , not complaining really

 

[Clarky]

You obviously like the same aires as us @FIDGET.

Villerest is lovely, must go back as it's several years since we last went there.
Roanne is very pleasant but Sancoins is really one of our favourites. It does seem to be getting much busier than it used to. Last time we arrived it was tight getting a pitch beside the water and some nights the aire was packed.

Drive carefully on the way home and enjoy your stop at La Mailleraye. (another firm favourite)

Richard.

 

[FIDGET]

Now parked up at Sully sur Loire aire, another free one with free water , sun is beaming down very hot again thank goodness today we have a strong breeze , sat in shade of moho , cool drinks etc.

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[peterc10]

Lovely views of the river on the front row! Mind you the river looks low compared with when we there in March.

 

[FIDGET]

Lovely views of the river on the front row! Mind you the river looks low compared with when we there in March.

@peterc10
Yes it is quite low , we were very lucky to get that spot , but it's very hot here 38 degrees outside again and 30 in the moho .
Cracking aire and town , also the chateau is glorious

 

[FIDGET]

Moved on up towards La Mailleraye for the vets on Fri pm, now at Courville Sur Eure aire free ,, 8 nice hedged pitches , if you get here early , 13 now 5 parked on petanque pitches

wish the grandkids were here with us , they'd love these

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[2spritelyislanders]

Looks lovely Terry, we're following your travels with great interest (and a little bit of envy) we'll be plotting our route very shortly and following in your footsteps . You've been to some lovely Aires that are just what we look for. Many thanks for this thread

Happy and safe travels

 

[FIDGET]

Now sat on the banks of the Seine , at La Mailleraye aire 6 euro's,
Beautiful day , a tad breezey quite a tad !!,
All set for vets appointment ( that's for the dog not me) @18.30 this eve. Might get up from my chair later and take the odd photo .
Not a lot of shipping traffic so far , been here an hour , only 2 barges passed by , one empty the other carrying 8 large containers.

 

[FIDGET]

In 8 hours here , we've only had 4 barges , been to the vets all done ,
drive tomorrow to Montreuil aire , possibly walk some of the towns walls with the dog.

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