7th September 2022

Packed away the van in the dry and set off to Verdon. Stopped at an Auchan for some food and filled the van at 1.78 a litre. The road took us through some uplands which were ski areas. The markers by the road in place in case of snow drifts. Large numbers of cyclists attempting the hills. We also entered some very zig zag roads as we travelled. Eventually we met the autoroute and headed towards Marseille and the south. There was one big rainstorm as we travelled down, this soon stopped when we left the toll road. Soon off on the D roads heading east, and then towards Sisteron along the EDF canals. Short stretch of toll road, and then it was half an hour to our campsite at Moustiers-Sainte-Marie at the start of the Verdon Gorge. Nice site with lots of trees and green grass.

Pitched the awning for the first time. Rested with a glass of wine, and yesterday’s leftovers along with a lettuce imported from England. Rosemary caught sight of a star hanging between cliffs. It then dawned on us that we had stopped here three years ago on the Geology trip after we had spent the night in the Refuge et Observatoire du Mont Chiran. What a coincidence.

Thunderstorms advertised for tonight, then lots of sunny weather for the next five days.