We headed for Sampzon, near the Pont D’Arc. We weren’t doing the Gorges today but the scenery was still great. After a long hot (32 degrees) drive and stocking up on provisions on the way we found Sampzon and headed up a steep drive to the village at the top of a hill. We didn’t realise that our campsite was at the bottom by the river but the detour gave us a fabulous view of the area. There was an antenna on the top of this hill, so we would be able to identify where we stayed when we toured the gorge later - it's the little bump in this picture that I took a day later.
We eventually found the campsite, a nice place with a pool and plenty of shade. However, there was to be no breeze and very high temperatures for our 2 night stay. The next day was so hot we couldn’t manage much else than a walk down by the river Ardeche and then an afternoon by the pool. The evening was then spent avoiding mosquitos – we failed miserably as we were covered in them! The morning we left it rained before we got up but it cheered up by the time we left and we had a lovely day touring the Gorges De L’Ardeche.
We ended up at the end of the Gorge at a lovely village called Aigues, where we had lunch and admired the view over the Ardeche river.
We eventually found the campsite, a nice place with a pool and plenty of shade. However, there was to be no breeze and very high temperatures for our 2 night stay. The next day was so hot we couldn’t manage much else than a walk down by the river Ardeche and then an afternoon by the pool. The evening was then spent avoiding mosquitos – we failed miserably as we were covered in them! The morning we left it rained before we got up but it cheered up by the time we left and we had a lovely day touring the Gorges De L’Ardeche.
We ended up at the end of the Gorge at a lovely village called Aigues, where we had lunch and admired the view over the Ardeche river.
From the Gorges, we headed up to Vogue, a medieval town of the Ardeche. We went via Alba La Romain (where him indoors stared endlessly at a pile of rocks and a roman amphitheatre ). We found a campsite in the new part of the town, set up for 2 days and did some shopping. The site was virtually deserted and we had the place to ourselves. The wind meant that mosquitos weren’t a problem. The next day we cycled around the local villages. We did the old village of Vogue first but found the Chateau there closed. The village is very old and worth a stop without the chateau, and we had coffee overlooking the river before we left, which was very nice.
We came back to Valerie for lunch and to do a repair on the old man’s bike, before setting off to Lanas and St Maurice D’Ardeche, stopping at Lanas for a beer before heading back.
We were on a roll, so decided to go back into Vogue to go down to the river before calling it a day. The old man admired the view by the river bank !!!
Back at camp after an ice cream, we had a dip in the pool and a sunbathe, before grilling pork and vegetables for supper with a bottle of the local.
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