Reims Or Bust!

Well after the joys of Arras, the day started with good intentions as we headed for Reims. After a dog walk along the canal, we set off to stock up at a hyper market.

Mr Google sent us into the centre of Reims and nowhere near our destination. After a 15 minute detour we found the out-of-town store and Sharon did battle with the natives stocking us up for a few days.

We headed off to our planned destination on the edge of the city. It was full! So we found something further out and took our second detour of the day.

Well bad luck never travels alone ! We arrived at an Aire populated with French gypsies. It wasn’t pleasant and we drove round the site and straight out! It felt like we were being sized up as a looting opportunity!

We had to drive away from Reims to find a lovely little campsite in Val-de-Vesle. They made us welcome before we settled in and had a walk round the most picturesque little French village.

So returning to the title of this blog. It was definitely bust. However, we learned a lot about touring in France today and one slightly disappointing day out of three, isn’t bad going. More adventures ahead……

Val-de-Vesle is a small commune in the Marnedepartment in the Grand Est region in north-eastern France. It was created in 1965 with the merger of the former communes of Courmelois, Thuisy and Wez. The town hall, pictured above, and the church, are the two most striking buildings in this commune.