A drive to remember

The 470 mile drive from Menton to Langres was a dream. Bright sunshine all day, quiet autoroute, and fallen snow by the roadside virtually all the way. Anyone who has driven to the Côte D'Azur is likely to have stopped at the large service area in Provence on the way back.


Around 3 hours drive from the coast it's a perfect place for a loo stop, and fill up of the car and its passengers. Normally bathed in sunshine, with added snow it's gorgeous.

The Marmotte hotel, Langres is cheap, clean and serves a good evening meal. Belgian, Dutch, French - we are the only Brits.

Today, the last 320 miles to Calais and another 100 to home. Final chapter tomorrow.