Today we started our slow journey north through France, leaving the beautiful Mediterranean. Coming away from Antibes was easier than when we drove in, and soon we were on the road that quickly climbed up and up to Grasse. The large town is built on a very steep hillside with no bypass as roads twist and wind around where they can through the buildings. We managed to take a wrong turning at one point and knew it was wrong because we were going downhill! When we went round the roundabout with the fountain for the second time, we set off again up and up on the Route Napoleon.
As we approached Castellane it became a lot greener and after stopping at Casino for some fuel and shopping, we arrived at Camping International to stay for 2 nights.
The sun was shining on the Chapelle Notre Dame du Roc when we were out for our evening stroll.
Saturday 5th May
This morning John spent a while repairing a puncture in my front tyre, then we cycled down into the small town of Castellane. We wandered around the market, looked in the church and found a geocache.
Back to the campsite for lunch, then we took the van out to drive up to the nearby Lac de Castillon, a man-made reservoir for an EDF hydro scheme.
We were surprised how low the water was for this time of year, but it was beautiful to see the turquoise water and visit the little village of St.-Julien-du-Verdon.
We are enjoying our few days of mountain scenery.
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