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Getting to Gorges du Tarn


Day 17  Wed 31.7.19
On our way to the slow return home.  Our target destination was the Gorges du Tarn.
Not a long drive, just over an hour and we were at the southern end of Gorges du Tarn.  The approach was over big, rolling hills.  
We passed under the Millau bridge.  A superb bit of engineering.















I stopped the van to take a picture of the suspension bridge, and as I walked into a nearby field locusts started jumping all over the place as I walked!
  
Locust
Then the scenery turned more rugged, and we found ourselves on a winding road next to the river Tarn.  
Stopped off for lunch at an unknown place right next to the Tarn, before finally stopping at Camping Terrados, Les Vignes on a 3 star campsite, for 20 Euros.  
Not posh, but adequate.  
Our pitch was right next to the river.  By that I mean 20 metres away.  A short slide down the bank and one could be in the river, - which I did.  Not as deep as I thought it would be.  Only knee high, but a very strong current in places.  That’s why this place is great for canoeing.  There were loads of them.  All enjoying the rapids and then canoeing further down the river.  Then they get picked up by mini-bus, and dumped back at their campsite.  We had a problem with our electric.  Our lead was obviously not going to be long enough to reach the "embranchment” place.  The neighbours next to us recognised our predicament, and very kindly offered us the loan of their extension lead.  Nice Germans!  For some reason they were using just solar power, and were happy for us to borrow their lead.
However, when we left the next day, and returned their lead, we forgot to pick up our step-up which gets us into the van.  If anyone out there happens to see it, please can we have it back?!
Our missing stool.

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  1. Unknown6 August 2019 at 07:12

    Tim is being very kind about the stool....it was actually my fault it was left behind!

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