Carry On Camping
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After our first child was born, my wife, Anna, said 'never again'...two years later, out popped number two. The memory is short. So it was with our latest camping trip. We perused our road atlas and La Tranche-sur-Mer was our agreed destination. The campsite was booked, tent and inflatable mattress lobbed into the back of the Dacia, the cat's rotating feeder filled and we were off ...to the seaside. I thought our last campsite was plush, this one was even plusher with swimming pool complex, café, boulangerie, gym ...there was even entertainment laid on in the shape of Clown Camembert (the French do love a clown), all for 28€. It was such glorious weather we decided to only erect the internal section of our tent, allowing for air to circulate as well as a view of the night sky through the netting. Beautiful. La Tranche-sur-Mer is north of La Rochelle and the golden sandy beaches give a panoramic view of the Ile de Ré. The town itself is quite nice but does have a touch o...