Hello everybody,

The first report of your reporter on yet another adventure-trip.

Yesterday I left Holland on my way to the first campsite, where I will be until the 11th of May. Then I will move on to Chateau de l'Eouviere to stay there for the whole season.

It was an easy journey from Zutphen to Dijon. I stopped for a night in a hotel there, because the campsite was closing at 19.00 and I was not sure if I could make it in that time. Vacansoleil booked a hotel for me close to Dijon. I arrived there at around 17.00, but unfortunately the hotel was only what I asked for: a bed. No place to have a drink or dinner, so I walked to a big shoppingmall nearby, but not hungry at all, so just bought a sandwich and walked back to the hotel. Luckely there was a coffee-machine so I was all settled. An early night sleep (what else to do) and this morning I got in my car again at about 8.00 o'clock for the last stretch of 280 kms. Around 12.00 I arrived at the campsite Le Soleil Fruite, where Gert-Jan, the area manager was awaiting me. Together we checked the mobilhomes I have to prepare and Gert-Jan made sure the gas to the mobilhome where I will be staying for about 6 weeks was working. Unfortunately no water yet. One of the other mobilhomes the watersupply was broken (because of the heavy frost in the winter), so the campsite could not open the water yet.

Then I went to a big shoppingmall nearby where I almost got lost in that big supermarket. No worries here that something will not be available! Wow, they really have everything here. So I did shopping for the first week including several bottles of water, so at least I can make some coffee in my new 'house'.

It is a beautiful area here from what I saw driving this way, and soon I will go up and about a bit more and will provide you with pictures. At the moment I am the only soul on the campsite, a good thing that I have work enough to do, to not go crazy and talking to the trees. And the weather...... first thing I did when I arrived here was taking of my long trousers and sweater to change into shorts and t-shirt. For sure I will have a nice sun tan again in a few days time.

Tomorrow someone from Vacansoleil is passing by to help me connect the gasbottles AND more important to fix the water! and then it's time for me to get 22 mobilhomes ready for arrival. The lady of the campsite is really nice and speaks also a bit of English, so now we communicate in Frenchlisch, a mix of French and English. I did bring my French study books and I told Muriel (the owner) that I am learning French and she said she would help me to start speaking it. That would be nice.

Well, I guess that was it for now. Soon I hope I will have some pictures to show you and maybe a bit more to tell. In the meantime, take care and speak to you soon again.

Love Rita