(B) Camping du Moulin
Mileage today : 364 miles
Total mileage. : 478 miles
It rained most of the night at the Toads rally so come the morning the tent was soaked. I tried to leave early but by the time I had packed up and said good bye to people it was 0930hrs before I left. The M25 was congested and it was raining, which didn't help. The rain continued all the way to Folkestone and the Eurotunnel train to France. Ride up to check in, then to British passport control 🛂, then to the French passport control, then onto the train.
The last compartment of the train is kept for motorcycles but there was only 3 of us on it. You ride on, park the bike sideways, put it on its side stand, leave it in gear and hope it doesn't fall over. No seats, you just stand around. There is a toilet ever couple of carriages. The carriages are getting a bit tatty now; loose floor plates you have to ride over, bits of metal floor clamps sticking up a bit higher than they should. You have to take your time riding the entire length to get off once all the cars have driven off.
Once off the train it was keep to the right hand side and onto the motorway for about 150miles, remembering the clocks had now gone forward 1hr.
The weather was on and off rain with headwinds all the way. I tried to sit at 80mph ( speed limit) but the head wind ment I was getting battered and using a lot more fuel so I had to slow down a bit and just get wet.
I arrived at the campsite about 1800hrs local time and pitched the tent in the rain, on hard ground with a bit of a slope; the only place left, apparently. The campsite is nice. €10.50 a night camping, very quite, good facilities, small with a hippy type vibe to it. In the center is a large Polly tunnel and they grow all there own veg and sell them in reception. I bought some new potatoes to take with me the next day. I would have liked a beer but the site is alcohol free . Too tired to cook I dined on motorway service station sandwiches, crisps and a chocolate bar then crawled into my sleeping bag. A local owl said good night.
