The night in the tent was nice, cosy and…not too good. Number 3 had some trouble adjusting and also some belly pain. However, since we got about 10 hours in the tent, it just had to be enough.

It was still rather cold though. Temperature had dropped to around 1 degree and with the sun not quite over the tops of the trees, it hadn’t really warmed up. So we dressed and made breakfast to enjoy a hot beverage of choice and warm porridge. 🙂

With this under our belts or rather in our stomachs, we decided to take it slow. This is a holiday after all. With yesterday’s push, we could use a breather. So Number 3 got a bit of playtime and we walked to the lovely little lake of our camp ground.

Packing up was a little rough and tumble – our system is not completely in place yet.  Everything fit back in which is the main thing.

Leaving at 10.45am, Number 3 was tired again already and I was quite hungry. I’ve forgotten how it feels like to be outside so much – how hungry you get and how sore my face felt. Despite sunscreen and it only having been a day. With the baby asleep within a couple of minutes, we had a smooth drive until lunchtime, only interrupted by a short stop at a tiny boulangerie to buy baguette and, of course, pain au chocolat. Both were delicious but only one survived until our actual lunch. 😉

Around noon, Number 3 woke up so we considered lunch and bought cheese and sausage before stopping near a bit of forest and having a yummy, filling but still rather cold one. Even a hot tea couldn’t make the coldness go away completely.  Cuddled up in our gear and an extra blanket, I still was glad to get back into the car. It had started to rain as well, so surely today was a good day to get some mileage under our tires….wrong. Number 3 was very unhappy in the car so we stopped again after 30 minutes. A big intermarche looked just like the place to pick up groceries and give Baby the chance to walk around a bit more. The store was ridiculously big. There was a whole aisle just filled with yoghurts.

Another long stretch to the camp ground followed. Flo had picked one from ioverlander that looked nice, just as for our first night. This one had a picturesque drive up a hill, overlooking vineyards. But it was closed when we arrived. The camping season obviously starts a little later than mid-April here.

It was still drizzling and we were getting really tired and hungry, at least in my case. The next, definitely open, camp ground was another 30min away, which wasn’t too bad. Setting up camp there took close to no time, especially since Number 3 had another little nap. Because of the rain, we used the tarp which turned out to be enormous and give us a lot of dry space to sit under and cook. Baby was prepared with rain gear and gum boots….and had a lot of fun.

Our new gas stove proved to be quite good in getting hot quickly, Flo made the most delicious and already French-inspired dinner for us including potatoes and the rest of the munster cheese from lunch.

The late afternoon and evening felt a lot like a great holiday again … my mood is very dependant on how well Number 3 is feeling, to be honest.

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