France - Part Un!
We’ve arrived! / Nous sommes arrivees!
The ferry was top notch; we had a welcome meal of fish and chips and that took up most of the journey. The campsite in Calais was a bit of a dump: lots of loud English peeps and not much privacy. The ladies’ loos were locked! Gorgeous weather though: went for a brief walk on the beach.
Fairly good night’s sleep and then croissants and baguette fresh from the boulangerie for breakfast. Then we were off!
We headed towards Paris; the journey took longer than we had anticipated and we saw lots of fields of sweetcorn (reminding us of our allotment). Absolutely beautiful weather though: clear blue skies and sunshine.
We stopped in Abbeville and sought out some lunch — baguette with pâté and pork — delicious. Continuez tout droit!
We arrived in Paris at about half-past four and found the campsite without too much trouble. By the River Seine, it is large and we are quite far away from the entrance but we can see some lovely houseboats and we met our neighbours who are from New Zealand. Just some sleep needed.