So we’ve binned an expensive cruise to Dalmatian coast in September , losing a deposit and flights in the process as wife not keen on leaving growing pup with a dog sitter.
Anyways, plan B is to go to our place in Brittany again and then rent a wobbly box for just 4 nights .
My long term plan is to possibly get a second hand Hymer or similar and keep it in Brittany as we have space to park it but wife has never done the wobbly box thing .I kind of have in the US having rented a big fuck off 40ft Class A rv and a 31ft Class C .So I thought we’d have a short trial to see how she copes with crapping on a portaloo etc
We’ve just rented this for September as will just be the two of us plus the mutt.
A Benimar 440 Ford Transit 2.0L
The plan is to either potter down the coast roughly in blue area from arrowed starting point or head inland along Loire ish, as shown in red , depending on the weather .
I know both areas reasonably well, but more for passing through on two wheels rather than looking for somewhere to stay in a wobbly box.
We’re going 2nd week of September so the French kids should be back at school.
Now I know many French towns and villages have aires where you can simply park up or pay a small fee so will we be safe to blag it on the day or would it be safer to find campsites that take le camping-car ?
Ideally we want to have a short walk each night to find a bar and dinner as doubt well self cater apart from brekky and possibly lunch.
I see that most Aires don’t take bookings .You just pay on exiting barrier such as this one I found near St Jean de Monts . Not very scenic though !
There’s also a few on Ile’ D’Oleron . Anybody been there ?
It’s one place I’ve not been
Any thoughts ?
Ta muchly .
Anyways, plan B is to go to our place in Brittany again and then rent a wobbly box for just 4 nights .
My long term plan is to possibly get a second hand Hymer or similar and keep it in Brittany as we have space to park it but wife has never done the wobbly box thing .I kind of have in the US having rented a big fuck off 40ft Class A rv and a 31ft Class C .So I thought we’d have a short trial to see how she copes with crapping on a portaloo etc
We’ve just rented this for September as will just be the two of us plus the mutt.
A Benimar 440 Ford Transit 2.0L
The plan is to either potter down the coast roughly in blue area from arrowed starting point or head inland along Loire ish, as shown in red , depending on the weather .
I know both areas reasonably well, but more for passing through on two wheels rather than looking for somewhere to stay in a wobbly box.
We’re going 2nd week of September so the French kids should be back at school.
Now I know many French towns and villages have aires where you can simply park up or pay a small fee so will we be safe to blag it on the day or would it be safer to find campsites that take le camping-car ?
Ideally we want to have a short walk each night to find a bar and dinner as doubt well self cater apart from brekky and possibly lunch.
I see that most Aires don’t take bookings .You just pay on exiting barrier such as this one I found near St Jean de Monts . Not very scenic though !
There’s also a few on Ile’ D’Oleron . Anybody been there ?
It’s one place I’ve not been
Any thoughts ?
Ta muchly .
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