Day 2 – Tours
We were up really early. I was making our first cuppa at 6am as we wanted to be away when the gate unlocked at the site at 7am. We were waiting just a few m minutes and then the gate opened and we were on our way to Eurotunnel.
Our booked departure was 9:50 but with the extra hour for the different time in Europe and the train journey we would not be in France until 11:30. However, getting to Folkestone earlier meant we could get the 08:51 train giving us an extra hour for the journey to Tours which was approximately 350 miles.
We drove at a steady 56mph (90kph) and finally arrived at the site earlier than I expected at 17:30 just as it was getting dark. The next challenge was to find a suitable pitch and more importantly the water tap.
The van was very cold and we put the electric heating on but it was constantly tripping as it was competing with the fridge and the charger. Eventually we decided to use some of our precious gas for the heating as we were finding it cold now that the sun had long gone.
Glad we have a day off from driving as I have the sniffles and I am sure the start of a cold. Looking forward to the lie in. We retired at 10:30 pm after watching some episodes from “Madam Secretary” using the sites free WIFI
We are staying on http://www.camping-tours.fr/en/accommodation/pitches/ for two nights booked through Camping & Caravanning Club at a cost of £20.25 pun. It is also an ACSI site (ID 1981) at €18 pun.