Camping It Up

July 31, 2010

tags: Cote D Azur, Currencies Direct, Food & wine, Moving To France, Wild Camping

Breakfast was taken on the Spensleys terrace, but only after I had been out to buy it, albeit with Robert’s money, and then Bluebell the camper was packed up ready for the next part of our adventure, camping at Le Pylon in Biot.

Before leaving, I inadvertently mention the b word at breakfast and am immediately the subject of daggers from the Wing Commander. The b word is of course a shortened version blog, and The Wing Commander has a well-known dislike of anything blog conic. Mention of it is not recommended in that residence.

I stupidly mention that he featured last night, but luckily he does not believe I am serious, and because of his antipathy towards this column, having sworn that he would never read it, if he is true to his word then I have managed to get away with it so far. I cannot think of anyone who’s moustache bristles more with indignation, except for that Sargent Major character in “it Ain’t Half Hot Mum”, and bristle it would if he knew he was featured.

My picture today shows Bluebell resplendent in the sunshine on her pitch where she will remain for the next 10 days or so.

Born in 1969 and still going strong

Last night we forsook the delights of karaoke night at the quite frankly, rather ordinary and cramped campsite, Le Pylon and popped into Juan Les Pins for a “sticky” as the Australians call it. Short for a sticky beak, an expression meaning having a look around everything and sticking your nose into anything interesting. Blah Blah are apparently playing in l’Anver but it looks like a late night place, and so I suspect e are playing well after our bed time!

An aperitif on the beach to watch the sun go down and later dinner on the beach, life can be so good!

Some of you regular readers will not be surprised to hear that I have been engaged to write professionally. Blue Water Yachting were in dire need of some drivel, well researched articles on many things yacht related, and seem content enough with my output to threaten payment this coming Monday. I shall be standing outside before the office opens in anticipation of my first professional writing fees. I am very cheap, as most of my friends know, and happy to lease my talents to others interested in Search Engine Optimisation, whatever that is!

Camping is a curious occupation, bringing together an eclectic mix of people either too poor to have a proper holiday, too stupid to realise there is anything other than camping available, and occasional people like me, who love the romantic notion of setting up camp (as long as there is a decent restaurant within easy reach) and the ideal of sleeping, well, in a van. That nice lady decorator would be appalled to hear Bluebell described as a van, preferring bus, although I cannot see the distiction.

I don’t think I would enjoy camping under canvas, but there are loads of great memories of camping over the last 3 years, since we bought Bluebell, and the old hippy in me loves the notion of freedom, the open road and living off the land, stupid old fashioned concepts I realise, unless you consider living off the land to mean close proximity to nice bars and restaurants!

Chris France

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