The morning dawned without a hangover, a pleasant surprise! After breakfast we found Steve and Audrey and had a guided tour of the site. It is in a very peaceful position on a hill with lovely views over vineyards and wooded valleys. The site has a number of permanent mobile homes that are available for rent together with camping and motorhome facilities. There is plenty of shade for the hot summers and a swimming pool, tennis court, boules court, 18 hole crazy golf and volleyball provide plenty to keep the guests busy and all at no extra cost. The crazy golf and boules were very tempting but I couldn't persuade Jane!
We went for a walk down a valley to the north of the site. There are many signed walks through the woods and we created a circular walk ending above the campsite in the village of Panzolles. The forestry authorities are obviously very concerned about fire and we came across a number of fire ponds – raised structures holding 30 cubic metres of water. Steve also told us that a local by-law prohibits open fires on the campsite during July and August. The geology on the walk was also interesting with a very sandy soil interspersed with exposed limestone and much calcite often coloured pink, orange and brown by the presence of other minerals. Needless to say there are vineyards everywhere and, judging by the local Merlot, the soil is very well suited to wine production.
Photos: Potential motorhome conversion project?; Tempting path in Cedat; View of campsite entrance over vineyards.
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