This time we decided to shrug of the stalkers and we told Andy and Lorraine that we were going to Germany to see a large Overland Expedition Vehicle show at Bad Kissingen in Germany .
We met with Lorraine on the way to the Chanel Tunnel and wished her well on their trip to Lake Annecy in France a few days later .
Well we went to the show which was brilliant ( See additional Blog entry ) then caved in to Andy and Lorraines begging that we should join them so we drove from Germany to Annecy to catch up with them.
Joking apart the location they were staying at was fantastic and right on the banks of the lake.
The cheeky cows even managed to sweet talk the owners into letting us share a plot to save money.
After leaving Annecy we drove to a small town called Rochefort St Claude in the Jura Region of France.This town is famous for its Smoking Pipe Factories ( and respiritory diseases )
Wow. This is an area a that we haven't been to before and it was fantastic. The scenery was stunning and we had a few peacful days there at a Minicipal site on the banks of the river called Camping Le Martinet.
The water in the river felt like it had just flowed off a glacier and was painful to stand in so in true team spirit we decided to get in and see who could last the longest ( seconds ). Pats role was to record this on camera, a task that would ordinarily take about 1 second , but on this ocasion Pat appeared to have lost the ability to work the camera and we had to repeat the task about 4 times to get the shot.
We then meandered back north stopping at fabulous places such as Dole, Lac Giffamont and Challons.
Our last stop before the Tunnel home was at a great Aire at Arques near St Omer in France.
One day a year in Arques they have a festival that includes a massive Rock Concert in a large Sports Stadium. This event is incredibly loud and goes on until 3 am.
You Guessed we picked the right day and parked near the Stadium. ( No sleep for Pat and Andy that night )
Brilliant Holliday
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