29th August 2024

A Leisurely break down of the camp today. We had only an hour’s drive to our chosen campsite near to Switzerland and Lake Geneva.

We stopped at a smallish Intermarche on the N5 just beyond the glass frame town of Morez we had visited yesterday.  Purchased stocks for the next few days. We continued onwards and upwards, stopping at a ski resort, Col de La Faucille. Here we looked at the views into the valley.  So that we could match the displayed maps to the valley floor, a few trees really needed to be removed.

In the resort, some clothes shops were open, but the Hotel appeared closed. There was one small café open where we had a very nice crepe each and a beer.  After this I took the luge run. Nine Euro, you get towed to the top of a hill and then are let loose on a captive luge, powered by gravity.  You have a brake, to slow yourself down. It’s all safe, you tell yourself! A few screams on the way down, some initial braking because of fear, but no more after that. A fast run, but soon over.

We left the resort and continued to the campsite. We drove down an escarpment, stopping at the viewpoint Belvédère du Pailly.

We then continued to the campsite. The campsite, Camping Huttopia Divonne Les Bains was located, unsurprisingly, at Divonne-les-Bains.  A very natural site with some quite wild areas high up.  We arrived quite early. 2.30.

Some unusual aspects, there seem to be no loos by the bar.  Good Wi-Fi by the bar, but not on the rest of the site

Near us is a very small wash block, but it was very neat and well-designed, quite cute.

Some bats spotted and heard on the bat detector. Probably pipistrelles.