2 November ’05, Wednesday.
Like it or not, because of the closing of so many campgrounds at this time of the year, it only leaves us with some of the campgrounds we have stayed at before. We have just left Nimes, and the campground there is one that is open all year. We have been there in February, September, and now in November. I think this may be the last time, but I can’t count it out yet. We traveled the autostrade for about the first 2 ½ hours, and then drove off to find a grocery store. We found what we were looking for, and we also found what we weren’t looking for… We found food and all the other goodies, but we also had someone that thought they would be funny and put a knife into one of our new tires. We didn’t really notice the tire was flat until we had gone about a short block, and then it went flat enough to let me know. We were really lucky, because we were able to pull into an area that was set up for handicap parking. There were 3 places, so I took one. I opened up the side door and the back door, took out all the materials that we have placed in the “traveling mode”, and placed them on the ground. I took out the jack, and dropped the tire from the bottom of the van. While I was working on the drivers side (away from the side door), a young man thought it would be the right time to explore what we had in the van for himself. Fortunately, Louise was watchful, and caught him half in and half out of the door….”WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING !!!”. He pulled himself out and said something in French, and beat it across the street. I wasn’t aware of what was going on until Louise came around on the other side of the van and told me. About that time, the van started to roll and rolled off the jack…not good timing… I was getting a little hot. I’m probably lucky I didn’t have the opportunity to meet this young man !!! Anyway, we continued our way to Spain, our new campground, and will start looking for a new tire. Tomorrow…I’ll probably crash right here for a second day.
Like it or not, because of the closing of so many campgrounds at this time of the year, it only leaves us with some of the campgrounds we have stayed at before. We have just left Nimes, and the campground there is one that is open all year. We have been there in February, September, and now in November. I think this may be the last time, but I can’t count it out yet. We traveled the autostrade for about the first 2 ½ hours, and then drove off to find a grocery store. We found what we were looking for, and we also found what we weren’t looking for… We found food and all the other goodies, but we also had someone that thought they would be funny and put a knife into one of our new tires. We didn’t really notice the tire was flat until we had gone about a short block, and then it went flat enough to let me know. We were really lucky, because we were able to pull into an area that was set up for handicap parking. There were 3 places, so I took one. I opened up the side door and the back door, took out all the materials that we have placed in the “traveling mode”, and placed them on the ground. I took out the jack, and dropped the tire from the bottom of the van. While I was working on the drivers side (away from the side door), a young man thought it would be the right time to explore what we had in the van for himself. Fortunately, Louise was watchful, and caught him half in and half out of the door….”WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING !!!”. He pulled himself out and said something in French, and beat it across the street. I wasn’t aware of what was going on until Louise came around on the other side of the van and told me. About that time, the van started to roll and rolled off the jack…not good timing… I was getting a little hot. I’m probably lucky I didn’t have the opportunity to meet this young man !!! Anyway, we continued our way to Spain, our new campground, and will start looking for a new tire. Tomorrow…I’ll probably crash right here for a second day.