Sanary Sur Mer

Yesterday's post was just a stocking filler so today we have the full unabridged version!

Sammy was on spellcheck duties.....actually he was asleep on my keyboard!

We left the Aire at Gordes early in the morning (Tues 24th).  This was our free overnight stop - mind you, I think someone would have come to collect some Euros from us had we stayed longer! 

A last shot of Gordes in the early morning sunshine ... 

Finally something happened which I never thought possible, I met drivers who were worse than Aussies.

These drivers go mental in Marseilles ... no regard to any road rules, any lane will do, as in Oz.  All the scooters seem to have death wishes ... not too fussed about them as they are always going to come off worse.  It is bad luck if your house catches fire or you are having a heart attack whilst in Marseilles, cos these drivers give way to no one!  You can play with your blues and twos as much as you like, they ain't giving way!   

Due to my supreme driving ability we made it through unscathed and were soon on yet another mountain road heading down the coast  ...

We arrived at our camp-site and immediately took the dogs for a walk and a cool off in the Med.  This is where we were told off by the miserable old French bat as I mentioned yesterday ...

Today we walked to the village of Sanary Sur Mer and today being Wednesday it was market day, and what a market it was ... 

They sold everything imaginable - I treated myself to a new t-shirt and El completed her recent quest to find an orange skirt (don't ask me why!).  Most of the stuff seemed to be good quality stuff aimed at the locals rather than the tourists.  Talking of tourists, there are very few poms here, we didn't hear an English voice all day.

The market is located on the edge of the harbour ... 

I'm afraid I have taken rather a lot of shots of these boats as they are just so colourful ... 

So much nicer to look at than a mega gin palace with silicon-enhanced bimbos lying naked on the deck

.....did I just say that?!!!

This was another 'am-I-really-here/pinch-yourself' moment ... 

Not really a prom pose, but as close as we could get to one ...

Yet more boats ... 

Back to the market ... 

Lots of nice fruit and veggies ... 

There were loads of food stalls ... all sorts of cheeses and meats and olives and unrecognisable things!

Heaps of different spices ... 

These stalls belong to the fishing boat moored in front.  It is also part of the market, the fish is unloaded directly to the stall.  Only one problem though....... 

.....this happens early in the morning whilst we are still sleeping!  Talking of which, there was a mega storm last night with loads of thunder and lightning.  I was a bit worried about the awning filling with water, but I had it dropped down at a fairly steep angle so all the water ran off!

Back to the boats ... 

Oh look, even more colourful boats ...

A change of scenery - there was another piece of Tromp l'oeil ... 

If it weren't for the pink Crocs she would blend right in ... 

By now it was beer time, firstly the waiter bought water out for two hot dogs ... 

They weren't Spanish prices though - it was 9.50 Euros for a beer and a mineral water!

Right outside the bar was this.....more 'kin colourful boats! 

We liked this street name.........Impossible!!

When we got back to the campsite, we took the plunge ... went in for a swim!  I did 2 lengths and El did 25!  The pool was all but deserted this afternoon because it was a bit cloudy ... fickle lot!

Haven't done one of these for a while, here we be ...

Sammy is upside down ... he wouldn't wake up and move over!

Tomorrow we will move on through St Tropez to take pics of silicon enhanced bimbos on mega yachts.

I'm over all these bloody colourful little fishing boats!

We are now into the eighth week of the European trip so quick thoughts so far.....

France and the froggies are coming first followed by Spain and the Spaniards followed by Portugal and the Portugeezers.  In saying that France is a lot more expensive than the other two so living-wise on our paltry budget Spain would be a winner.

The motorhome is just fantastic and is everything we could want for, so easy to drive and gets along if needs be.

I wouldn't want to tow a car behind as some people do, it's just too much hassle if you get into a tight spot in a little village or narrow lane etc.   I would, however, definitely buy a small scooter to hang off the back ... they are superb once you are moored up, you can explore all the little bays etc. so easily.

The other thing we overlooked was to buy a large groundsheet to fit outside the motorhome.  Most of the sites are gravel or dirt, there ain't no grass down these parts and consequently a lot of crap gets inside the van.  We did bring the full size hoover with us though!

Also, we have booked our return ferry, actually tunnel back to the UK for 18th July.  We will then explore more of the UK and catch up with family and friends before winter arrives......!!   

Where we stayed:

Camping Parc Mogador - click for more info!  Really nice site ... quite busy, so a popular spot. Nice pool, little bar and pizza bar plus little shop.  Reception are really friendly too.  Not a long walk to the port - took about 15 mins, dragging two slow dogs along!