The drive took us though the French Italian boarder near the coast. We opted to take a toll road at this point due to the high volumes of August traffic along the coastline. Our German T3 friends had just come through this bit of coastline (without using the toll) it took them hours just to travel a few miles.
We were just around 20 minutes away from Saint Tropez and it was getting late. Cruising on local roads we were looking for somewhere to stay.
After leaving Beaune we spent the whole day driving. At this point we really got into taking local roads rather than motorways. It takes longer but makes a more pleasant drive and avoids the expensive toll charges. Because we’re travelling slower it’s easier to spot and pull up at interesting places. Handy when travelling without a plan.
We found a nice spot in a campsite in Beaune with little lizards climbing the wall next to us.
We were passing Dijon on the way south and decided to drive in, have a looksy and score a pot of that famous mustard everyone knows it for.
From Luxembourg we drove directly to Burgundy in France. We were stung 12 Euros on the way for accidentally finding ourselves on a toll road. To make some savings we decided to wildcamp and headed off down a Michelin road atlas ‘scenic route’, about an hour north of Dijon.