Not really much to report today as it has just been a
relocation day up to meet the framily at Berny-Riviere. A slightly earlier
start to a cooler but bright sunny day saw us away a bit better than normal to
join the main road round Chartres and to Paris.
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The roads got busier and busier, as expected of course,
approaching Paris and we stopped briefly to refill the gas tanks. Then onto
non-toll autoroutes into the city, getting slower and slower until joining the
Boulevard Peripherique it stopped. It doesn't take much to stop the BP and this
time it was an accident and a rather mangled-looking motorcycle – they do take
chances and always come off worst.
But once clear, it was a reasonably fast ride round Paris
then out towards the airport before swinging off towards Soissons and off the
autoroute. And of course the roads became quieter once again, so we called in
to a Carrefour for a baguette (plus as usual other “essentials”) for a latish
lunch.
Le Croix du Vieux Pont is a holiday park at the tiny village
of Berny-Riviere and caters mainly for British in chalets, mobile homes and
lodges. It is a huge site with plenty of facilities including bars, restaurant,
mini-market, swimming pool, kids clubs, in fact everything the discerning
holidaymaker needs. They also accept touring caravans, motorhomes and tents,
usually in separate areas but there is the odd pitch amongst the chalets and we
were shown a lovely enclosed spot not far away from the facilities we needed so
after negotiating rather a narrow entrance we set up in the sunshine.
The framily were staying in a lodge right at the far end of
the site so a quick couple of phone calls established contact and we met up. We’re
now just going to relax and enjoy their company. The weather forecast is good for at least a few days.
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