Date:         Mon, 1 Jun 2015 13:58:11 -0400
Reply-To:     Ned Savoie <ned@HARBOURLIGHT.COM>
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From:         Ned Savoie <ned@HARBOURLIGHT.COM>
Subject:      Re: camped on a beach in France
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Sounds like a great trip. Sorry if I missed it, but love to hear how you
did the logistics, what the costs were, what you did about insurance and
registration, etc. We've rented campers in Europe in the past, but had
never considered shipping ours.

Thanks, and have a great trip.


Ned

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On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 12:39 PM, Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> So we shipped our 87 Westy to Europe to travel around in for a while in
> the relaxed Westy style with which we are accustomed. Now starting our 4th
> week of camping and all is well with us and the van. I have developed an
> affinity for steamed mussels.
>
> We started out in Belgium and worked our way along the northern coast into
> France. After the Normandy beaches we camped for a while outside of Paris
> and took the train into the city most days. Then back out to the Brittany
> Coast, even better. Now down in the Bordeaux region, almost to Spain. All
> of the dozen or so campgrounds in both countries have been pretty nice. I
> had no idea that France had so much beautiful coast. It is pretty and often
> amazing.
>
> This nice beach campground north of Biarritz is a large public one aimed
> mostly at a surfing crowd. There are tall dunes between us and the surf. We
> are surrounded by various VW vans, some set up as campers and others just
> passenger vans pressed into similar service. Most have German plates, some
> French. The Brits are here too but favor larger camping vehicles.
>
> Tomorrows camp should be on a beach Spain.
>
> Mark and Anne
>