Night #30 - Lac St Croix, Southern Fance

22nd August 2015

Wild camped on the shore of the lake. The photo glamourises this one a little. It was muddy, plagued by flies, and we were woken by rangers in the morning threatening a 1,500 Euro fine for camping within a hundred metres of a lake! Still, lovely spot, beautifully warm water and a wild swim out into the lake for a #properselfie!

Night #29 - Palud Sur Verdon

21st August 2015

Beautiful, sleepy campsite used by climbers at one of Europe's premiere climbing spots. Spent the afternoon catching up on washing, diaries, and throwing a frisbee around before heading out at 7pm to drive the jaw dropping Route De Crettes along the rim of the canyon and avoid the crowd. Treated to dozens of vultures seemingly playing on the thermals.

The previous night we eschewed the tent in favour of going lightweight and bivvied out in the base f the canyon like cavemen (with sleeping bags). Truly memorable.

Night #28 - Verdon Gorge, South of France

19th August 2015

A lovely overlook of Lac St Croix at the bottom end of Europe's Grand Canyon, the Verdon Gorge. rock solid ground though!

Nights #26 & #27 - Cassis on the Cote D'Azur, Southern France

17th & 18th August 2015

Only one campsite in the area and absolutely no chance of any wild camping. Fortunately managed to bag the last pitch here. Not the nicest, but gavce us access to some great kayaking in the Calanques,

Night #25, 3 Rivers Campsite, France

16th August 2015

Found a lovely campsite with mainly Dutch campers. Went canyoning, played boule and relaxed into the French holiday way of life. Bare feet, shorts and Tshirts.

Night #24 - Mt Ventoux, France

15th August 2015

Unfortunately we didn't have our bikes with us, but that didn't stop us from taking a quick spin up the most fabled of Tour De France climbs, Mt Ventoux. Found a lovely little wild camping spot half way down which was out of the wind and home to all manner of insects.

Night #23 - Fontainebleau, France

14th August 2015

Stopped off for a quick play on the boulders on our way south. Sadly it rained so we didn't stop long. Made the mistake of taking a wet tent down in the sand...