What a night we’ve had. In different ways. First of all, the weather last night was scary. Pouring rains on the roof and that all night long! And if you stay in the village of Blankenheim, which was completely washed away by huge rain showers in 2021, you are alert about how you will find the RV park the next morning. Well that was not so bad in the end. A lot of puddles around the camper and the park. The other thing we’ve had behind us is a totally coma-like night that we both experienced. We woke up at 7:30. Something that actually never happens, since we normally always wake up around 6 o’clock. Our smartwatches indicate that they have a lot of energy, have had a deep sleep and are therefore more than ready for this day. We first took a hot shower in our camper. Miriam provides a nice breakfast when I walk the first round with Joep with him. We walk over the RV park and I see where we can fill water and empty the chemical toilet later. I’ll do that after the round with Joep since I’m already soaking wet.
During breakfast, decide what we are going to do today. Especially in peace. We are always in such a hurry when we wake up in the morning and we had planned to do things in peace. We had a windfall when tapping water; the previous camper had bought 100 litres of water and only bought 30 litres. So there was still balance on the device. Spacious enough for us to get through the next few days with our water tank. We even left 40 litres for another camper, since we had enough ourselves. We are so good for this world…
Afin.. We left our place at 9.15 am and went on our way full of good courage. We decide to go the first 100 km on the highway towards Trier and then drive exclusively on the Route National when we enter France. You see much more than when you go on the highway and we always find crossing villages very fun to do.
But it all went a little differently than planned. We think France also had a kind of Prince’s Day. Just like in the Netherlands, all budgets for improving the infrastructure in the country will then be released. Well we knew that! We had more road detours today, road breaks than roundabouts! And that means something in France! Boy, it didn’t really work out. As Miriam so poetically memorised: “What is a detour if you have no destination”. I’m full of something like that aptly said. But in the end we got back to the right point and crossed the French border at Thionville. From there, immediately off the highway and start the route on secondary roads. We pass very beautiful villages, alternating with where you don’t want to be found dead yet. Via Eifel, Dahlem, Pirensberg, Prüm, Rittersdorf, Luxembourg are called a bit and then through Düdelange into France. From there via Vivenge, Hayange, Jarny, we arrive at Ville sur Yron mid-afternoon. A village with about 300 inhabitants. Not a high-quality tourist village, although they are Village de Fleuris. This means that they attach great importance to the well-being of villagers, visitors, tourists and want to radiate hospitality. Well, we succeeded!
When we arrived at the small municipal RV park in the village, near the town hall, we had to check in via a QR code. However, this did not work because the payment link to our bank did not work. The RV site is a great place for a night. On a paved place, with electricity, tap water is possible, but not to drain. Logging in via the QR code is a simple method, since we understood it. Sometimes you really experience methods, that you think: why didn’t I finish my school… But the payment didn’t work again and again, so we just call the contact number. We got the mayor on the line (we think so, because in such a small village the only municipal official is immediately the mayor..) and he indicated that the overnight stay was free for us. Electricity included. At least; that’s the translation Miriam gave me with her coals French. Miriam descends from the French surname Mangér, Mangér means “food”, so actually a surname that suits me better. But Miriam had understood correctly about each sentence the word “graduite” that the municipal official uttered when the total panic broke out that she had a non-French tourist on the line. As I said; it is not the epic centre of tourism. But the free camper place; That’s a windfall of 10 euros. Top place! Next to a cemetery, but we won’t have much trouble from that tonight.
The rest of the afternoon we walk again over the lands around the village and have another nice drink (0.0) cosy around the table. Miriam is reading a book in her new e-reader and I am writing our blog for this day. The evening will be just as usual; cosy with everything pot-tight, watching TV and reading a bit before we fall asleep in our crib.
