After a quick bowl of cereal, a very quick shower in Eileen and a fast lock down, we set off at 8:20am to get to Annecy as early as we could. The camping car parking spot at the top of the hill by the Basilica de la Visitation had us concerned that we were a long way out, but there were some steep steps going downhill and in only ten minutes we were in the old town next to the lake. The fruit and veggie market was in full swing and it seemed to stretch the full length of the vieille ville. We bought cherries and nougat and olives and some rather different flavoured salamis: pimento, olive and a Beaujolais one!
Rodney was in dire need of a haircut, so I pushed him into a little ‘salon de coiffure’ next to the canal and wandered a few shops while he was shampooed and trimmed. The pretty young hairdresser didn’t cut all his blonde tips off and he still looks gorgeous.
We lunched on tomatoes and mozzarella in oil and balsamic back up at the car park because the view over the city is lovely from there. Then we set off along the west side of the lake to find a place to stay. We picked the Camping Au Coeur du Lac in Sevrier, as it is right on Lake Annecy and the cycle track runs beside it. We’ve parked under an enormous tree covered in blossom, which is dropping white flowers all around us; they should be a little quieter in the night than the apricots were…! After setting up for two nights here, we went for a stroll over to the lake and were amazed to see people swimming. I thought it would be icy cold, but the water actually felt warmer than the Mediterannean – we’re confused….!
Tomorrow we’ll go for a cycle ride and if we get really hot, maybe we will throw ourselves in the lake afterwards……maybe.
