Nervous/exited - France here we come! (1 Viewer)

[Dai Howells]

How fabulous! That is going to be our destination of choice for our first trip abroad with the van too, but not until late September.

I hope you have a great time and would love to hear how you get on.
Bon Voyage

We'll report back when we return.

Thanks for all the comments:thanks:

 

[Dai Howells]

Hi, got back last night having had a brilliant fortnight in Brittany. The van performed superbly and we suffered no issues on that front. The weather was great and even if we has rain 1st thing in the morning, it cleared quickly and every day apart from 1 was sunny. We managed to remember to take everything we needed with us, mostly bought from ebay. These included: headlight deflectors, breathyliser kits (2), reflective jackets (£1 shop), spare bulb kit and warning triangle. We didn't use any of them!
Driving was really easy with well maintained, well signposted roads. We mainly used Super U supermarkets which price wise were a bit more expensive than the UK, with the exception of wine and beer which was cheaper!
We used our bikes a lot and there were a lot if well signposted cycle routes, especially around the Gulfe De Morbihan, where we were in our 2nd week.
The only thing we didn't like were the toilets on the sites we stayed on - no toilet paper provided in one and no seats in both. Also, no soap to wash your hands. I think this is quite usual in France. Restaurants we used did have these things.
The 2nd week, when we were inland, we did get bitten by mosquito's most nights, despite trying to guard against this with wipes, keeping the fly screens closed on the van, but they still got us! The 1st week, when we were by the sea in Benodet, we were fine and unscathed.
We are now looking at planning next year, a bit further South maybe, keeping to the coast to avoid the mosquito's!
So my advise if you haven't driven your van abroad before is DO IT, IT's FANTASTIC AND EASY!!

 

[june123]

Passports
E60 cards
Euros
Map -satnav

and mozzie spray and anti-histamine cream for bites. It's expensive from local pharmacies.

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[themogs]

Nervous/exited -

Hi Dai
Have a great trip:thumb: ; I'm still plucking up the courage !!:Sad:
Perhaps you can post a thread when you get back, to help us ditherers
Have a good'un:thumb:

 

[Dai Howells]

Hi Dai
Have a great trip:thumb: ; I'm still plucking up the courage !!:Sad:
Perhaps you can post a thread when you get back, to help us ditherers
Have a good'un:thumb:

Just come back and posted an update - see page 4

 

[stcyr]

In most towns and villages average price of an excellent meal with wine/cider etc is around the 10.50/12.50euro mark. Look out for the ones with trucks and vans parked nearby...

Our village restaurant/bar serves a meal with starter,main course,cheese,dessert,coffee - all cooked to order, local produce. With the meal you get a bottle of wine, a bottle of cider and a carafe of water - when the wine/cider's finished it's replaced free. 11.20 euros. (A good proportion of the veg are from our garden )...

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[Armytwowheels]

In most towns and villages average price of an excellent meal with wine/cider etc is around the 10.50/12.50euro mark. Look out for the ones with trucks and vans parked nearby...

Our village restaurant/bar serves a meal with starter,main course,cheese,dessert,coffee - all cooked to order, local produce. With the meal you get a bottle of wine, a bottle of cider and a carafe of water - when the wine/cider's finished it's replaced free. 11.20 euros. (A good proportion of the veg are from our garden )...

That sounds lovely. Where abouts are you? We are coming back through Normandy in October?