After breakfast at the hotel we checked out and set off in search of a car wash. We found a Total station with an automatic wash on the road towards Nice. Good value really, 6€40 for the wash and 1€ per 3 minutes aspirateur to clean the carpets. The car looked almost new. Continue reading “Day 42, Thursday, Nice”
Day 41, Wednesday, Antibes
Breakfast at Hotel Relais du Chambrieres was very good too, especially for €8. We have an approximate limit on brekky. More than €10 is too much, and we decline it.
We set off to drive the most direct route to Antibes, along the D4085 and D6085 through the Parc Naturel Regional du Verdon. The hotel proprietor recommended Moustiers Saint Marie, but we had been there, and along the Gorge du Verdon a couple of times before. Not to be missed if you haven’t seen it though. I plan to be back next year on a motorcycle. Continue reading “Day 41, Wednesday, Antibes”
Day 40, Tuesday, Chabrieres
We finally drove up to Huez this morning, with the weather clearing. Continue reading “Day 40, Tuesday, Chabrieres”
Day 39, Monday, Le Bourg D’Oisans
The weather was not promising this morning. It had stopped raining during the night, but the roads were wet, and the alpine heights carried a dusting of new snow, probably the first of the season. It looks as if I have missed out on driving the Cols by just one day. However there were blue patches in the sky, and we were booked in the same hotel tonight, so the only thing to do was drive toward the Col du Lauteret. Continue reading “Day 39, Monday, Le Bourg D’Oisans”