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Day 2 – 300 miles done so far

After a much needed 8 hours sleep we were feeling more wide awake than the previous day.  Even though it rained overnight, we didn’t mind as slept right through it as it was so peaceful and quiet.

Temperatures were definitely lower than the previous day and the day started off around 18c which was a welcome break from the unbearable heat. After 2 coffees, we packed the van and headed on our way. We had no idea how far we would get but set the sat nav in the general direction of Strasbourg.

First stop of the day was not far from where we left from and it was the local supermarket to pick up some supplies and breakfast. A banana, croissant and breakfast biscuit we left.

The roads were long, straight and completely boring as we passed miles and miles of agriculture land; the romans must have been here!! The odd roundabout broke up the monotony and we did go through some quaint towns and villages which from the outside look deserted but realistically everyone was sheltering from the heat as the temperature rose again to nearly 30C.

We did our second stop in ‘Les Andelys’. Driving over a bridge we saw a ruin on the top of a hill which we found out was Chateau Gaillard.  Took a walk to the town along the lake side and what a beautiful place. A Viking River Cruise boat was docked and loads of people wandering on and off the boat. I did make Griff laugh and said we weren’t old enough to do the cruise which I think he was relieved!

We stopped off at a lakeside cafe and had coffee. So lovely to sit outside and enjoy the weather. When we came to pay the waitress asked if Griff was from Australia as he had his hat on and just need to add the corks and say G’Day.

The miles and time started to tick by and at this rate we wouldn’t make it to Strasbourg or rather if we did, it would be late at night and didn’t fancy that.  Had another stop in a town and had another coffee just so we could a) use the toilet and b) use their wifi to find somewhere for the night.

This time I drove after the coffee break and Griff found us an another Camper Connect site and as we pulled up, so did 2 other UK Mobile Homes. Got chatting and both families where from the borders of Scotland wasn’t expecting to hear a Scottish accent on our travels.

It looked like a little nature reserve centred around some streams running past.  Had a walk which took all of 5 minutes so decided to head back and we had dinner. Baguette, meet, cheese and beer – it was a feast given we hadn’t eaten much else apart from breakfast!

We are aiming to be between Strasbourg and Salzburg tomorrow and did a bit of planning before lights out. Let’s see how it goes….