Transition from caravan to motorhome

Posted on 09/01/2020 17:43 by young thomas

David, i think you're right in that its the ability to pull in (use of aires as you put it) that does make a huge difference...

we are currently on the road, having just travelled down the western route of France and reached the border with Spain... and heading to Benicassim tomorrow....so, ive had a long day in the saddle and its getting dark and i need somewhere to park up...

i could have turned off the motorway a few km back and got to Urrugne and called in at Camping Laroulette but, as its just started chucking it down, i would have checked in, paid and stuck it on the pitch and got my head down early for a good start tomorrow...

but there is a perfectly adequate free 'aire' in Behobia/Irun which we have used several times before...there are currently five (opps another ones just arrived...) vans here.

we, like the rest here, need nothing from a site in order to eat, sleep soundly, shower and then be on our way...in fact the route we are taking is less than a km away..so why would we bother?

we also used the free Aire at Grand-Fougeray last night, a lovely Village  Étape, 200m from the aire....a restaurant or two right on the doorstep.

yes, if it were summer and we wanted 'to sit out' and enjoy the evening sunshine and a glass of....

but aires offer a no frills overnighter when no frills are needed.

as ive said before, its not aires or no aires, we just mix and match to suit the occasion, and a couple of one nighters during a damp winter dash to the sun is one of those.

having said that, following tomorrows arrival, we'll be putting our feet up on an all singing site and if the weather stays good, we may stay too.

next time you're 'on your travels' give one a try  

ps....about nine vans here now......must say something about how classy a joint this is...

Posted on 11/01/2020 00:03 by rayjsj

Just one questiionl: who decides when a 'classy Aire' is full ?  when no-one can open their doors ?

I am reminded of several burnt out shells of motorhomes on the harbour 'Aire'  at Lochboisdale on North Uist.   Files too large to post.

Posted on 08/01/2020 19:16 by Tinwheeler

There you go. It fits in a supermarket parking bay with about 0.5m overhang. 

Posted on 11/01/2020 00:03 by rayjsj

Just one questiionl: who decides when a 'classy Aire' is full ?  when no-one can open their doors ?

I am reminded of several burnt out shells of motorhomes on the harbour 'Aire'  at Lochboisdale on North Uist.   Files too large to post.