We moved further along the Cote de Azure staying just outside Nice at Parc Des Maurettes. Was a little worried in approaching the site and the area is quite Commercialised, however the site itself is lovely.
We have a huge fully serviced pitch which is south facing but lovely trees provide a nice shady area. It is 400mts to the sea, supermarket and train station (which was part of the reason we choose this site). It is an ideal base for where we want to visit. It is nice and quiet.
After quick set up the bikes were out then we made the very easy coastal cycle path to Nice just over 10 miles there. Our first taste of Nice was good and we will definitely try and get up there again and have a proper look round. Lee enjoyed watching the planes land as the approach was really close to the beach.
We then did a lovely bike ride along the coast to Cannes passing through Antibes and around the Cap D Antibes which was stunning.
There were lots of lovely towns on route and some lovely sandy beaches. We really thought this had been the nicest part so far.
Arriving in Cannes was chaotic, it was very busy and wasn’t helped by the road works and closures along the front, making it very congested having to navigate heavy traffic. There used to be no doubt it is full of top end designer shops having spotted Jimmy Choo, Hermes, Rolex to name a few. We stopped for a photo opportunity outside the Carlton hotel 🏨- really looked the part in cycling gear (felt had to be quick in case security carted us off !!)
We were a bit underwhelmed with Cannes but that’s was probably due to the roadworks, busy and noisy. A mile of so out of the main bit we enjoyed a picnic lunch and a lovely view of the port.
Monaco. Lee was in his element. We walked 400mts from the site to the train station which then took about 45mins to get to Monaco. We started with the open top hop on hop off bus tour which helped get our bearings which took us on the F1 circuit 🏎️. The highlight was the views and just seeing the super cars around Monte Carlo – Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Porsche, Mercedes AMG, Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, Bentley. The amount of filming we did for our car mad F1 boys🙈Had a lovely lunch before getting the train for our second stop of the day the village of Èze.
On our way back we stopped off in Antibes for a wander a cheeky cocktail / beer. The town is really nice, with beautiful sandy beaches we would visit this area again
Finally we cycled up to the beautiful village of St Paul de Vence as recommended by some friends. It is about 7 miles away from the site with the second half of the ride being quite steep and hilly.
It was so nice to be away from the seafront and see the area from the hills. We were easily able to park and lock the bikes securely just outside the walls of the village. Where we spent a leisurely time wandering around the narrow streets. Similar to Eze with quirky, arty shops to view. It really is worth a visit and so glad we came. After a refreshment of Aperol and beer overlooking the views, it was time to enjoy the downward roll back to Luna.
Good afternoon hello we’ve left uh camping deal Plage at p grond and we’re moving on to our next site still on the coat dour we’re heading further up just south of nce so Lee is really looking forward to that because it’s a great location for going visited Monaco yeah on the train
On the train and the F1 track so this is the view of where we’re traveling now coming away from Pon it’s so nice around here the site we stayed at was camping D Plage and I think because we’re out of season a lot of the campsites in this
Area Clos at the end of September so there wasn’t were limited on options but this one was close to um half a mile from Port gon so hence why we picked it great location great location it was on two sides of the roads there was the
Beach side and the sort of forest side and it was heaving it was really I think it was just over 400 pictures um but I think it was pretty much full every day wasn’t it yeah for me they had the facilities they had the restaurants they had the beach they had
The um you know the facilities around the pitches they had a really good washing area they had a really good um it was on the cycle Lane wasn’t it yeah it’s really really good for going to gond it was only. n.8 of a mile so it
Was like a 15 20 minute walk our pitch was huge wasn’t it massive yeah really good however it was our pit was quite close to the road and it’s the main road through the cat dour really isn’t it and it was quite noisy and it did
Spoil a little bit it wasn’t peace and quiet I mean we we barely was at the van um so we were out for most of the day on bike rides and things like that so from that respect I think for me fine it was
In the morning when it was 7 6:00 in the morning 7 yeah the rush hour rush rush rushing by on the mot on the well L like a road but it sounded like a Motorway uh so but you I guess if you stay there again if if if you were asked
Staying there I would probably see if there was a pitch further away from the road he might have been all right and the ones on the beach were quiet weren’t they on the beach and you couldn’t I bet you couldn’t hear it further in into the actual Woodland further in into the
Woodland yeah however there was a lot of mosquitos oh yeah we I I have only in the last couple of years started to get bitten and I was getting covered but they even got you didn’t they yeah I mean I don’t normally get bitten I think
They see the jungle on my legs and don’t even attempt to but uh we did get we did get um we did get fitting quite a bit didn’t we which wasn’t pleasant hey we didn’t let it spoil you know the Wi-Fi was really oh yeah Lee enjoyed the Wi-Fi
We paid for that it was it was a a dollar sorry a Euro a Euro a day per device um so that’s you paid for that and it was quite good actually wasn’t it it was a good Wi-Fi we ate at the restaurant on the last night which was
On virtually on the beach and I think you had a burgade pizza and that was fine wasn’t it wasn’t alak cart but it was it was fine it was nice there’s a little Supermarket on site as well so you can get your essential so really for the location and what was available to
Us at this time it was absolutely fine I probably wouldn’t choose it again if I’m honest um cuz it was quite it was on the more expensive side I think it was like 36 a night wasn’t it and actually yes he had the facilities and we managed to do
Some washing but I think we prefer the most more quieter yeah but we wanted to see Sant and po gon and we did that and for that it was good yeah but onward an upwards looking forward to the next Site right well we’ve now landed in Ni in south of nice was a bit worried driving as we came off the uh tall driving thinking oh it’s a bit built up but the sight’s actually really nice yeah we’ve got a lovely pitch um it’s a lot quieter than where we were
Before it’s a fully service pitch which was a bit of a surprise we just bought a pitch for the size of Van that we had it’s actually really all right so we’re going to go and have a bit of an explore have a cycle to niece um and see how we
Go on yeah so here’s the plot good good size plot isn’t it we got a tap in a drain there the electric and another tap in a there and it’s it’s sou facing just perfect I remember what it was like to not no love but now I receive what I
Return I remember what it was like to not no peace every week get moment I remember what it was like to not no but now I yeah sometimes every everybody gets caught wishing they had another life had another mission they got to make that incredible decision to check along in surface and
Line yeah we all have to make the choice to rise above it it might be our going to it out scream and shout do what your will belove it cuz this is our purpose in life yeah so then I take a deep breath step back relax I think about all
The good times and laugh that I shared yesterday that I have today I’m so grateful cuz I can say that I remember what it was like to not no peace every week more a when I Remember well today we’re going on a bik ride to cans an antigues and uh then back again and uh we’re looking forward to really hot sunny weather again so what we’ll do now is we’ll just take you on a tour around the campsite first so that you can see what it looks
Like onic barbecue ear washing room some [Applause] lodges I think that’s the end surely Is that’s a busy little street that we just come down from the site uh we’re now passing the train Station So in the back here we’ve got our picnic and in the uh bags here we’ve got the drinks and the tools to repair Jen’s chain was right to not me what it was like to not what it was like not what it like not [Applause] W [Applause] So with we’re just going to go and find somewhere to have a drink uh we’ve just packed the bikes up an tees anes really liking it here it’s a really pretty pretty place we’re in the old town Yeah He Good morning we’re now on the train to Monaco we looking today yeah it’s a Le day today it is yeah can’t wait so what’s up here sunglasses on H Theed it’s on the but it’s Not I don’t Know So this is the palace uh for the Monaco huge Platforms hot chocolate and a cappuccino and a crap in a minute it’s absolutely stunning here I really really recommend to anybody I can very nice I’ve just had a crep and a coffee and a hot chocolate at EZ is he or is and there’s two ways back
To the train station the bus Which is the way we came up or this hike there only one Buzz that goes back to the train station which leaves in 40 minutes and there’s a queue crazy queue so we thought well we can walk it yeah so we’re walking it which is fabulous
But we’re not really in the right Footwear no for doing this type of Toine we’ve been out all day 10 hours we’ done 10 hours yeah fantastic day though Monaco was just superb seeing a batti veon seeing a super cars everywhere seeing the F1 racetrack really enjoyed it it got to a point where you oh yeah there’s another Ferrari yeah it was good it wasn’t a
Novelty yeah they’re just the dailies though weren’t they the Ferraris yeah anyway so we’re going to sign off for now and we’ll see you again tomorrow N So today we’re at St Paul devont as you can see on this PL stunning absolutely stunning Place really old every corner you turn there’s a photo opportunity amazing recommend you come up Here Well this is our last day in Ni well tomorrow is the last day but we’re driving out with tomorrow we’re heading further north kind of Meandering our way back home I guess yeah so I’m get the our last shorts and t-shirts yeah cuz it’s hot sunny day it’ be we were just saying
About it being such a great place to come for a city break really really nice Yeah We’re on a mad rush we’ve got a 10minute stop at the top and Jenn’s on a mission to get to the Viewpoint in Time