17th September 2009

We left the campsite and drove for ages trying to find a site that offered the ACSI rate and was still open.  We found one at lunchtime, but it was under a load of trees and we couldn't get a signal so we drove on.  We stopped by the roadside and ate lunch of French bread, cheese ham and tomatoes which was nice, and then headed on to a site on the outskirts of Paris.

Camping Club Parc du Paris

The campsite is the Camping Club du Parc de Paris and I think it's horrible but it's the only one near here and it's now 5pm so we'll have to stay.  We both went for a shower as we didn't have one this morning, and it was disgusting.  They smell of urine, and the gutters for the water to run away, are filled with dead flies, moths and other brown stuff.  The water is either scalding or freezing, nothing in between.  I think everybody should camp in France and see what it's like; it would really open their eyes.  We’re going to leave early tomorrow morning and see if we can make it to Calais in time for a Eurotunnel train.  As it's not the time we booked we will probably have to pay extra, but it will be worth it!  Paul's just gone off to get WiFi which is €4 for one hour, what a rip off!  However, we need to book the tunnel and we're trying to locate a Jaguar for when we get back so we'll just have to pay it.