Summer 2015 - Alsace & Beyond!

I have been mapping out the possible routes to take on the outward journey from the Shuttle arrival point in Coquelles near Calais.

The Shuttle is already booked and so is the first night of the trip. That first night is at a campsite in the Ardennes in Belgium.  

I am still looking beyond that and have looked at Bühl in the Black Forest for the second night. The idea for that is that it avoids French pay motorways and it takes us to an area we have never been to before. 

Bühl looks like a good overnight spot and thee is a Camping-Car Park (CCP) aire on the outskirts of the town. As the first night is on a site we will have fill power etc in the batteries and the power bank.  The CCP aires all have power and clean water and waste facilities anyway.

Awaycation 2025 - Map 1

The route that TomTom Camper Max through the online mapping tool has planned is for a campervan with the dimensions of Malibu Molly in programmed in.  It's also set to avoid toll roads.

The next part of the trip is from Bühl into Alsace. I haven't decided whether to make Strasbourg one of the stops.  It doesn't look that campervan friendly and Reggie isn't all that city friendly. He doesn't like traffic and never has.  One of the idiosyncrasies of owning a rescue dog.

I have mapped out a rough route that takes in several camper aires and one or two different France Passion sites. For more info an that click on the linked label.

This route takes in a few of the Cols in the mountains. Currently it fizzles out towards the southern end as that's as far as I have got so far.  It's a matter of time. The route is nominally 194 miles but with stops that will need an overnight stop somewhere along the route. This is where Park4Night and other apps will come in useful.

Awaycation 2025 - Map 2

So that's as far as I have got so far. My attention was drawn to a trip later in the year that needed some things booking.

Next stop Switzerland?