Today was a very busy day for us, but not a very interesting one to write about. We need to be in our “home” city of Sens France for a few days to take care of an administrative matter that we will talk about later, so today we picked a spot about half way there near Arras.
We were off early and had 300 kilometers to cover to Arras which is in northern France. The drive was mostly freeways thru the Netherlands and Belgium. We passed thru 3 major cities, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Antwerp in Belgium, and Lille in France. After a busy but relatively uneventful drive we arrived at a nice family run campground in a small village near Arras. While the drive was busy the whole way we made better time than I thought we would so we arrived during lunch. We were not too concerned when we pulled in and no one was in reception as most campgrounds close for a couple of hours during mid-day for lunch. There were cars around, and the place looked lived in. We decided to go fill François up with fuel, and to run thru a French grocery to get some of our favorite French foods.
We returned to the campground about 3 pm and as we pulled in a gentleman drove up on a tractor, and told me they were closed until April 15. He said that business has been slow in the spring and with all of the rain the ground in the campground is too soft. He recommended an aire in Arras that was about 15 minutes away, and that is where we are now. I made a quick run into Arras and took todays photos which account for the low quality. Otherwise today was just a busy travel day.