Mimizan, France

Published 19.March, back dated to be in chronological order.

Enroute to Paris, off-season. We finally pulled out the Reisemobile Bode Atlas book again (cheap overnight spots). After a frustrating drive to 3 sites listed (which were full on campsites, but closed for the season), we lucked out and found "Parking Helistation" in Mimizan, France.

Huge parking lot - lots of large RVs, most of which were American imports. Had a lovely 3-night stay, just behind the sand dunes. Power included; water and dump station were super easy to access. In the off-season, it's 5.50 EURO per night (vs. 30 at a campground). Access to the supermarket and ocean were easy. Though, the promised 5.5 km bike ride to Mimizan felt more like 30 km to me! Maybe that's just a sign we weren't as active as we should have been while in Spain.




Market in Mimizan, France.

Did I mention that it's cold? Bring out the winter wear.



Met a fantastic Scottish family and the girls were thrilled to have a new play mate. A huge "hello" to Charlotte and her folks.





The girls with a new friend - in princess attire!

~500 km to go - onward to Paris!

Ciao for now!