We drove along the small, scenic roads of the Bouches-du-Rhone and were surprised to find that practically all of the arable land is used for growing rice. I’d often seen “Riz de Camargue” in the French supermarkets over the years, but had foolishly thought it must be an area of Vietnam or Cambodia, renamed by the French during their time there! We stayed for 2 nights on Le Clos du Rhone, an ACSI listed site at Les Stes. Maries-de-la-Mer, a pleasant and well run site; it’s just a pity that they operate the gate like Colditz, we had to wait till 9a.m. to get off the road, even though there were staff working in the Reception – I was curtly told that they weren’t open – and we were not allowed to pay our bill the night before leaving so we had to wait till 9a.m. so that I could get into the long queue to pay, even though we would have been able open the gate ourselves from 7a.m. onwards. So much for thinking that we’d leave early to avoid driving in the heat of the day, because it was hotaround there! That said, we enjoyed our stay; we walked along the coast into the nearby town, but were glad to be back and under the ‘van canopy by lunchtime. We spent a very enjoyable Sunday evening talking (and drinking!) with Larry and Val, from Havant, who were on the next pitch when we arrived.
Parking at ..
Aigues Mortes
We’re heading for Montpellier, but stopping off en route at Aigues-Mortes as Larry and Val have told us that it’s well worth a visit, especially as there is also overnight campervan parking on the carpark right outside the city walls. We were really pleased with it, €9.40 to park and motorhome services. It’s a typical medieval town, full of restaurants, brocante shops and tourist paraphernalia. We strolled back into town about 9p.m. and sat on the wall in the square listening to a couple of musicians who spent the whole evening singing and playing their guitars.
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