Camping La Paille Haute

We set off on Sunday morning to drive through Lyon and up through northern France.   As it was Sunday, there were few trucks on the motorway, and also considerably less cars.   A very relaxing drive.

First we drove along the River Rhone, and through Vienne, with its ruined castle on the hill above.   A very picturesque setting.

 And then through Lyon, without the usual bumper to bumper traffic.   What a difference!

 And past the services before Reims, where Walter left his man bag hanging behind the toilet door, when we passed through here three weeks ago.    We decided not to call into the services, in case the experience was repeated, so we drove past very quickly.

By now it was also raining heavily.   And cold.   Welcome back to the miserable weather.  So should we stop at a camping ground, in the cold wet weather, or keep driving until we got to Dunkerque, and then head home.    Decisions, decisions.   But suddenly the weather cleared a little so off we went to the planned stop, La Paille Haute, 12 kms from Arres, and in the centre of many WWI memorial sites.

As soon as we parked the van we decided to come back again in the future, as the countryside is glorious and we have never visited the WWI cemeteries or memorials, and after all they are part of our history.

   

It was a very busy camping ground, but also very green and with farms all around.   And the sun came out too.