We plotted a route using minor roads to Abbeville. This took us through some lovely countryside, villages and past lots of chateaux. One that we have noted for future reference is at Anet where the chateau looks beautiful and was obviously popular with many cars and two coaches parked up.
After a while the countryside became less interesting with the flat land and huge fields of cereals of Northern France becoming prevalent. Going around Abbeville we went through St. Riquier, a very pretty village with an interesting ancient abbey. Another place on the list for a future visit.
We were heading for Lumbres and an aire that we had used before. It is at a L’Eclerc hypermarket just 40 minutes from Calais and provides an excellent opportunity to do some French shopping before we return to England. We bought lots of French goodies and a just a few bottles of wine which we took back to the van to try. We have often done this as it means that we can be sure that we like the wine that we buy. Having established that there were four wines that we really liked, I went back into the shop to buy some more.
We were parked in the car park with a lovely view over the countryside. For some strange reason, L’Eclerc plays that dreadful musac through speakers in the car park but fortunately they switch it off soon after the store closes at 20:00. This is a windy spot and for a time the wind howled around the van.
Photos: Crossing the Somme at Pont-Remy.
After a while the countryside became less interesting with the flat land and huge fields of cereals of Northern France becoming prevalent. Going around Abbeville we went through St. Riquier, a very pretty village with an interesting ancient abbey. Another place on the list for a future visit.
We were heading for Lumbres and an aire that we had used before. It is at a L’Eclerc hypermarket just 40 minutes from Calais and provides an excellent opportunity to do some French shopping before we return to England. We bought lots of French goodies and a just a few bottles of wine which we took back to the van to try. We have often done this as it means that we can be sure that we like the wine that we buy. Having established that there were four wines that we really liked, I went back into the shop to buy some more.
We were parked in the car park with a lovely view over the countryside. For some strange reason, L’Eclerc plays that dreadful musac through speakers in the car park but fortunately they switch it off soon after the store closes at 20:00. This is a windy spot and for a time the wind howled around the van.
Photos: Crossing the Somme at Pont-Remy.
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