Part 1
Been back at work now a couple of weeks from our holiday and been so damn busy I haven't had an opportunity to post some pics up from hour holiday or (18 day wine tour as it turned out)
I'll have to post it all up in a couple of parts as we visited a lot of cool places.
On the way out it was cool to bump into Matt and Karle randomly at a service area just outside of Dover on their way to Spa.
We had an awesome time in France and the bus ran sweet, however it wasn't with out its dramas.
On the first day just north of Reims we were slowing down coming into a toll area and the I noticed the bus was revving its nuts off! We pulled over and I noticed that the top hook off the spring on the carb that pulls the throttle cable back had snapped off. Without a spare I managed to bend over a new hook and we were off on our way. I was a bit apprehensive and worried that this was setting the scene for the rest of the holiday so you can imagine my despair when the rear tire fell off!!! Luckily we weren't going that quickly and we were back on the road after a few hours.
Did 3 days in champagne staying at free aires next to a nice quiet canal.
This was the location for the first night
For the 2nd & 3rd we found a spot amongst some tree which was only a few hundred yards away.
Here are some of the mandatory champagne stops.
Moet
Mercier
After Champagne we drove to Charnay Macon where we stayed for free in one of our France Passion spots.
Some pics from the area.
From here we went to Gordes. This a great little village up in the hills about 25 miles east of Avignon. I'd been here once before and I wanted to show Mel. We wandered around, had a few beers here and there and an excellent meal at a restaurant in the center.
Gordes at night
Here we just stayed in the local car park with fantastic views of the town and the surrounding valley.
We visited Avignon on our way to our camp spot by a river near Lacon Provence.
Where we made our selves at home
I'll post up the rest in a couple of days.
