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Hiring a motorhome and just taking off somewhere is just different. You can’t compare it with something like a package holiday it really isn’t the same.  Last weekend we were invited to spend a few days with some friends at the Camping Hippocampe at Volonne, near Sisteron in Provence, France.  There was actually 18 of us there, a mixture of people from the UK, Corsica and France. The ages of the people there went from Alfie, age 8 months to my friend Clive, 51 (years not months) so some of us were quite happy to hang around the bar and some were happy to hang around with the kids at the swimming pool.  But what made it for me was when my daughter said, “can we go back to the motorhome?”, all she wanted to do there was just chill. ‘Chilling’ doesn’t come naturally to young Madeline (aged 4), so it was quite a relief for everyone.

Later on that evening we had a great alfresco meal and then devoured our way through a 10 litre ‘box’ of Vin Rosé. OK we got ‘told off’ slightly for making too much noise, but it was bedtime really.  In the morning Madeline just woke up and wandered over to our friends tent and started playing with their kids, which was quite relaxing for us too.

So what did I learn from this? Well it was mainly that you can enjoy camping for camping’s sake and nothing else. Just a peaceful time spent with friends and fellow campers.

For your information, even though it is nearly September, the weather down near Sisteron was beautiful. Each day was about 28C, but in the evening it cooled off nicely so that you could get a good night’s sleep. Even though it was just a short stay, I really did enjoy it and it’s really put me in the mood for when we go to Spain in October.

Do yourself a favour, call 0800 612 8719 and ask about motorhome hire. It will soon be out of season and you can benefit from out of season prices and flexible hire dates.