Through France and Spain in 2016
This story happened on: 01/08/2016
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Summary This year I had promised to visit my brother in Spain but having been to Spain many times before I didn't want to cover too much old ground, So for 2016 I worked out a rough schedule, covering some new ground, for a circular trip down through France to the Costa Blanca. This included a stop off on the Ile de Re. We had visited La Rochelle before but not the Ile de Re. On the return trip we thought a few days on the Costa Brava a good idea other than that we had no specific return plans and we would decide these during the trip. I did do some research on the Ile de Re but the only other preparation we made was to buy a Channel Tunnel ticket using Tescos vouchers, add Eurpean breakdown cover to my C&CC "Arrival" policy and buy an FICC Camping Card International and an ACSI discount card. Armed with these, some maps, a sat nav and camping guides we set off on the 13th June somewhat later than we normally like to do. Even though we knew our tour would run into the peak season, we still didn't book any sites but decided where we would stop and for how long as we went along. The return journey from Coquelles totaled nearly 2,900 miles and used 665 litres of fuel at an average price of 1.14 Euros per litre. This gave an average consumption of 19.8 miles per gallon. We used 14 campsites and 3 aires/stellplatz at an average cost of 22.40 Euros (£18.66) per night. The trip was notable for the very hot dusty weather encountered for much of the time. Our favourite place of the trip - Camping El Delfin Verde. Contents Days 1 to 9 - outward through France and the Ile de Re Days 10 to 30 - Into Spain and stop overs on the Costa Blanca and Brava Days 31 to 37 - East through France to the Pont Du Gard and the southern Central Massif from the Costa Brava Days 38 to 43 - Homeward north through the Central Massif and France |
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