Campsites,France #14of16

In Verneuil they charged $8 for electricity before we could camp, then during the hard rain that night, the electricity went off. The next morning they would not refund the money. The campsite was located in an open field, with posts containing electrical receptacles. The facilities were OK, but nothing fancy.

When we arrived in Chaumont we saw a sign that said an antique show is being held in town the next two days. So guess what, we will spend the night in the campground, right here. We went to the antique market and Emmy acquired a brass canister, $18. It’s now filled with sugar, in our kitchen.

The sign said the Blois campsite was just 10 km away, but it took a long time to find it as we saw only one directional sign in the whole town. Finally we saw a map of the city on a large billboard, and then we found the campsite. Very nice indeed.

We stopped in the campsite in Epone, not far from the huge Renault factory. We don’t remember much about the campsite, but in the Cathedral in nearby Mantes, we saw a wedding with everyone fancily dressed for their part, but with only about 20 people in the very large beautiful church.

When we arrived in Molsheim one night, they told us to park “over there.” I told them that if it kept raining, that would be too soft, but they knew better. As you might guess, they were unhappy to find they had to push us out of the mud the next morning. Since I had warned them, I wasn’t really too worried about the big mess and the holes in his lawn, the man was so unhappy about.

In Trébes, a few miles from Carcassonne, we found a nice, low priced campsite. About 9:00 PM we headed for Carcassonne to see that fabulous city on top of a hill, with a double wall and 51 towers, that is flood-lit every night of the year. This was mid-July, we had been traveling since mid-May, and this may have been the first time we turned on the headlights this year. We aren’t night owls.

We headed toward Orleans, and followed signs to the campsite in Nouan-le-Fuzelier, complete with a lake and many large trees. For the last few days we have seen more and more motels along the road, much like we see in the US. Some were open for business and some still being built. Signs give the price as 150 to 250F, or $30 to $50 per night.