A bright, sunny morning in Chateau Thierry, but, at 0C, not very warm!
A good mix of fast dual carriageway, and scenic "N" and "D" roads, all, delightfully empty of traffic!
The Aire at Autun (N46 57'19" E4 18'40") has toilets, and a service point (free, except for water and electricity, for these you have to buy a token, 3.50Euro, from the garage opposite). One downside is, who ever decided to make a motorhome Aire here, clearly did not actually use a Motorhome! the parking area is far from level.
There are restaurants, including a McDonalds, for wifi just across the road from the Aire, but, at the time of our visit, the McDonalds is closed for refurbishment.
The Aire at Autun is located beside a lake and leisure facilities, not that any of them are open when we arrive in March!
Autun is an interesting town, with many Roman remains, plus, a good selection of restaurants, cafes etc.
We have the company of one other van (German), overnight, and two "callers" who use the service point and leave.
Wednesday, 21st March 2018 - Thursday, 22nd March 2018
Very cold overnight, -4C, according to Kathleen, who keeps a careful eye on the temperature! The heating in the van kept us comfortably warm.
Brilliantly sunny morning, with temperatures of 7C on the forecast for today.
Another 180 miles south, to Tain-l'Hermitage, Municipal les Lacs (N45 4' 0' E4 51'6"). This a quite small, but pleasant, ACSI site, on the banks of the River Rhone.
During the day, as we drive, temperatures even reach double figures, just, at 10C.
When we arrive, it is about half full.
This site is clearly a "stop-over" on the way North or South, since, next morning, everyone except ourselves and two others, are up and away by 09:00.
It is a bright sunny morning, so, we decide to have a rest from the driving and linger here another day.
After almost a week of inactivity, we spend the day walking along the banks of the Rhone, into Tain-L'Hermitage and, across the pedestrian bridge to Tournon-sur-Rhone, watching the boats go by, and, generally enjoying the fresh air.
Followed by a period of "chilling" for Kathleen, and, washing 800 miles of road dirt off the van, for me. Well, Kathleen did
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