After a last-minute change from a Balkans roadtrip to an UK roadtrip, we renewed our CADW and National Trust membership cards to have free access to many UK sites. Unfortunately, we still did not receive our CADW membership cards. Olga finishes her work and makes some unsuccesful calls to CADW, while Tim packs the car and Cleo takes care of the plants.
Every year we tell ourselves this is the final year we can fit our camping gear in our car. We carry much bigger clothes and shoes for the kids, and an extra chair and sleeping bag with us this year, but somehow also this year it magically fits. We’re not sure yet where to fit grocery’s and stuff you always pickup during a trip, but that’s a worry of another day.
We finish the pasta leftovers of yesterday, and leave at 14:30. Zeno directly falls a sleep while Cleo starts crafting with her new colouring book.
It’a busy on the road, we’ve 30 minute delay but we have our first campsite reserved so we’re not in a rush. At 18, we do groceries, and at 18:30 we arrive at our campsite at Pierrefonds. There are many gendaremie in front of the campsite. The owner originates from Zaventem, so we’re welcomed in Flemish. For €34 we can stay the night. He explains there is a big festival next door, and advices us a pitch on the other side of the camping.
Tim pitches the tent while Olga prepares some sandwiches. Then we announce the holiday has started. We toast with sparkling water and enjoy our hummus sandwich.
There are many games to play at the campsite, we try badminton and pingpong.
We have much fun until 21, childrens bedtime, but Cleo and Zeno don’t agree. Also not after 4 chapters of Roald Dahl’s GVR. At 22:30, it’s getting more quiet in the tent and we can call it a day.
Meanwhile, Tim goes for a walk to the village. It’s a warm summer evening, the terraces are filled with people eating, which sadly means Tim can’t take the perfect photo of the castle reflected in the lake. So he flies his drone instead. We’ll visit the castle tomorrow so, time for bed. Luckily the festival is quiet, we only hear some neighbours watching Australia-Egypt.
