Port St Louis Du Rhone
Nick wanted to go to the Carmargue. This is an area of flat wetlands and is a national park. Along the way we bought a free camp/campsite book for France. It had a little tour of the area but we decided to make two stops out of the suggested. The first was Port St Louis is a harbour and fishing town at the very start of the Camargue. Very pretty and very French. I love the French.
We found our free camp for the night through our book which mentioned a 6 Euro fee. On arrival it said on the noticeboard in French 6 Euro 24 hours. Then a whole page of font size 10 writing – again, all in French. There was no pay box. There was no man. Just open ground. A visit to to the Tourism Info Bureau gave us a bit of information. The lovely lady attempted best as possible in English to explain. Pointing out three places on a map. One of which I understood was where to pay. On arrival it was a restaurant. Nick went in regardless. We have learnt before these things are possible – like with our traffic fine.
Nick politely told the Frenchman equipped with apron that he would like to pay. The man said “Yez sure” and held his hand out waiting for payment. Not having a clue what Nick wanted to pay for – he slapped Nick on the back laughing and gave him a hug. When Nick told him what the payment was for the waiter burst into laughter and said he was definitely at the wrong place. Giving up for answers, we went back to site and set up for the evening. Loads of campers came through, read the sign and drove off. No-one had a clue what was going on. It turned out that at 11am the next day a man would come collect the 6 Euro from you. Most people left before 11am and hence these poor souls are making no money. Never mind the number of vanners who turned away due to lack of instruction.
Anyway, it was nothing fancy. Literally a large space on the harbour quay. If you're into fishing it would be a great location as you can stay 48 hours for 12 Euro's. At the end of our trip I will compile all the details of addresses etc.
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