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September 24th – day twenty-seven
Should you take your motorhome to Vaison La Romaine?
We reluctantly leave the Camargue and, on the way, go in
search of LPG. The first garage has it
but won't sell it to motorhomes. A new one on us! We drive out of town, past
the saline lakes and pull over to say good bye to the flamingos. These are very
pink. Others we saw yesterday were very white. We have loved the Camargue, its
scenery, people and wildlife. The campsite was great – lovely pool, clean
facilities, big pitches and great access to the beach. However, in full season,
it would be too crowded for us, a nightmare truthfully. Not our scene at all!
We hated the mossies too!
We head back up towards Avignon where we find a Casino
supermache with LPG. I put in the correct gas adapter fitting. It fills
instantly but only 5 euros worth. The lady from the booth is convinced I haven’t
done it correctly and she comes across to show us how. I’m confused and new to
this LPG tank filling malarkey; and she’s very keen to help.
The blow back and release of white gas is impressive and
shocking for both her and me. She stumbles backwards under the pressure
release. Thank God no one around was smoking. She’s still convinced that five
euros on the meter is wrong and she tries a second time before I can stop her. We
agree after her second attempt with the same blowback results that five euros worth
would keep us going for a wee while. The tank, in reality was full. We'd gone
down to three lights on the dashboard gas tank indicator. Shows you how
unreliable these sensor indicators are! Still good learning lesson for me!
Vaison la Romaine exceeds our expectations this afternoon.
The campsite is compact but pitches have enough room for the awning to be fully
extended. They are shaded with lovely trees but watch your roof as you drive on
and approach roads are tight! Lovely facilities, great atmosphere and we try to
stay some extra nights but they are fully booked way in advance. Surrounding us
are four British motorhomes – the most we have met so far in one place.
The roman ruins, a five-minute walk from the site, are absolutely
amazing and give a real insight into provincial Roman life in Provence. The
little museum is really interesting with some great exhibits. The theatre is
impressive.
If you like cycling, there are some good routes; quite challenging on some due to hilly terrain to the north but with great access to little medieval hill top villages. The town itself is delightful and there are two parts to it. Go down the main high street to the river, cross over the ancient Roman bridge and then walk up the road into the old medieval quarter. If you are feeling energetic walk up the back cobble alleyways to the fantastic medieval castle/fort on the hilltop.
Route: D70 – D15 to Beaucaire – D570N to Avignon –
D907 – A7 – D977 to Vaison La Romaine
Distance: 93 miles
Campsite: Camping du Theatre Romain
Costs: 84 euros fuel; 6 euros – lpg gas; campsite 20 euros for serviced pitch per
night .
Websites: https://www.searchforsites.co.uk/marker.php?id=6856
The other roman ruins site across the road from the tourist information centre:
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