We travelled down a couple of hours towards Geneva and stopped at Lac D'Orient. The sun was shining, the beach was clean and the water was warm. We all really enjoyed a few hours splashing about having fun rather than watching the motorway.
Lady luck was watching over us. As we headed back to the van, down came the rain. No problem at all, in fact a bit of a bonus when your driving as it keeps the heat down. So I drove late into the night. Kerry using modern technology to keep us updated with weather reports, travel info, Olympic updates and how everyone was doing on Facebook. The lads watched movies in the back until we stopped for the night at the Aire de Poulet en Bresse. (Pronounced Pooley on bress) which I thought appropriate considering our tour and blog. We had a good free night in the Aire and awoke to piping hot fresh croissants and coffee. Good too that we had managed to press on til about an hour short of Geneva, so our morning trip to our new home was short and sweet.
First impressions of Geneva were not great. Busy, confusing and needed a good clean were what we thought, but that was in part to arriving when the Geneva fair was on. And it was still raining.
We did consider just doing a u-turn and heading for the south and the sun but thank goodness we didn't. Point a la Bise is a beautiful little site right on the lake a couple of miles outside town. We were greeted by a lovely lady named Pia who treated us like long lost family. She gave us maps, free bus and boat tickets and even offered to drive us to the supermarket for supplies! And as we stepped out of the van the rain stopped and it's been 27 degrees pretty much ever since.
We are camped right next to the lake and have a wonderful view of the city and the shoreline. The site is quiet and tranquil (at least it was til Harry and Jack arrived) and has smashing clean facilities and plenty to do on site and nearby. Yesterday we set up and played on site. Today we have had a day in and around the water soaking up the rays and having a lovely BBQ with a view to die for.
There is a down side (and hence the title of this post). Geneva is expensive. Well that's an under statement. A couple of chicken breasts for the BBQ cost £10. A meal for one, without drink drink or starter or dessert will set you back nearly £50! Shocking, but don't let that put you off Geneva.
Travel tip for today, bring plenty of supplies bought in shops in other countries and enjoy the free welcome of the people and outstanding views.
A famous lady travel writer once wrote; before travelling lay out all the clothes and all the money you plan to take on your trip. Then ditch half the clothes and double the money and you should be fine. Never has a quote been more true than about Geneva.
Gotta go. Got to apply after sun and Kerry and I have a bank job planned tonight to pay for this leg of the trip.
Chris
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