Postcard from Cavalaire sur Mer #2

chasncath
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edited June 2012 in Your stories #1

It’s sunny and warm, here at Cavalaire. The sea temperature has recovered to about 18C after the strong winds last week. All the campsites in the town are said to be full, and word has it that there isn’t much room on any site in the Var.

We plan to stay here until after ‘Les Feux de St Jean’ (bonfire and fireworks) which takes place on the 24th June. Meanwhile, we’re filling our days with walks to the Calanque, watching visiting Yachts down at the port, afternoons on the beach, and sipping a glass or two of Rosé in the evening.

Here are some more photos for our postcard collection.

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  • Richiebuoy
    Richiebuoy Forum Participant Posts: 244
    edited June 2012 #2

    Stunning ! one of the dogs doesent look to good though :-)

  • Diamondboy
    Diamondboy Forum Participant Posts: 19
    edited June 2012 #3

    Wow!  Fab!  Jealous!

  • paul56
    paul56 Forum Participant Posts: 937
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    edited June 2012 #4

    But I suspect you are really missing our wind, rain and cold....

  • mikeange
    mikeange Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited June 2012 #5

    Great....we are usually down in South France this time of year,usually leave UK end April, and come home 5th - 7th July.

    We love Cavalaire ser mer...one of our favourite places to stay.

    Port Grimaud, and St Raphael amongst others.

    We recently moved home, therefore have not gone this year.Really missing it...(been doing it for the past 5 years!)

    We usually go out of season and use camping cheques or  cc acsi , sites usually between 13-17 euro per night with electric.

    Hve a great time....jealous as hell !!!

  • venturer1
    venturer1 Forum Participant Posts: 15
    edited July 2012 #6

    sounds like heaven,do you know if it is as crowded in September?

  • chasncath
    chasncath Forum Participant Posts: 1,659
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    edited July 2012 #7

    sounds like heaven,do you know if it is as crowded in September?

    We've been back in October when it's still sunny and warm. Camping de la Baie stays open until the beginning of November. September will still be busy, but not crowded. If you book more than about a week in advance, they may charge you a booking fee (not
    part of site fees). There are several sites at Cavalaire so you should get in to one of them.

    Hope this helps

  • marrod23
    marrod23 Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited August 2012 #8

    Hi can i ask you if the camp sites are nearly full did you book in advance happy travels Rod

  • chasncath
    chasncath Forum Participant Posts: 1,659
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    edited August 2012 #9

    Hi can i ask you if the camp sites are nearly full did you book in advance happy travels Rod

    We were there in June when bad weather in Northern Europe drove many campers down to the Med in search of sunshine. The campsites along the coast were busier than normal. July and first two weeks in August are always busy in France as you probably know. When the ACSI low rate season starts (1st September) all the Dutch, Belgian and German OAPs descend! 

    This year we phoned Camping de La Baie about 3 weeks in advance ( they speak perfect English) en route. We're regular customers and we've always managed to get in even when we haven't booked. You may have to adjust your length of stay to fit in with what's available. They're very flexible and really want you to enjoy your stay e.g. If another pitch becomes available which you prefer, they'll let you change pitch without fuss. Easier to do if your a motorhomer!

    Give them a ring: Camping de la Baie is in the CC Book 1.

  • chasncath
    chasncath Forum Participant Posts: 1,659
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    edited August 2012 #10

    p.s Here's a link

    http://www.camping-baie.com/content/gb/le-camping/1/

    Like many sites, they only allow saturday to saturday bookings in high season (those mad 6 weeks when all of France seems to go on holiday)

  • marrod23
    marrod23 Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited August 2012 #11

    Hi thanks for the info happy travels Rod

  • Lizndel
    Lizndel Forum Participant Posts: 16
    edited August 2012 #12

    Loved the picture with the dogs. We are planning on a trip to France next year. What do you have to do to be able to take a dog in and out of the country/ Trouble is we bought a dog from a rescue home about 3 months ago. It's a Staffyy which I didn't really
    want but she had such a good write-up being good with other animals and children that we ended up taking her home. I know I have seen one site where Staffy's were one of the banned breeds. Strange thing is, the amount of people who stop to stroke her and say
    how friendly she is makes me wonder why they have such a bad press. I have never met an aggressive Staffy but plenty of nippy Jack Russels and Terriers - although I like those breeds too.

  • chasncath
    chasncath Forum Participant Posts: 1,659
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    edited August 2012 #13

    Linzndel, glad you liked the doggy photo. Our 'dog' is the one with the plastic chain: he too gets pats on the head, even from grownups as well as children. We hope you have a lovely trip to France and that you don't have a problem with your dog being  a
    'Staffy'. Why don't you start a discussion on the Overseas section about taking him/her abroad. There will be plenty of folk able to give you good advice.

  • loubie
    loubie Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited August 2012 #14

    We love the South of France, and and stay at 'Prairies de la Mare', by the beach at Port Grimaud! We have been to the beach at Cavaliere and love it there!

  • chasncath
    chasncath Forum Participant Posts: 1,659
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    edited August 2012 #15

    We love the South of France, and and stay at 'Prairies de la Mare', by the beach at Port Grimaud! We have been to the beach at Cavaliere and love it there!

    We've been to Prairies de la Mer -we liked the direct access to the beach. Cycled to the port and had a day trip by boat to St Tropez!!

  • noel
    noel Forum Participant Posts: 5
    edited August 2012 #16

    so jealous after reading your story,we are shipping out on the 1st of september and i can't wait,it is our 2nd year and it just gets better.we are heading to south of france for 3 weeks don't know where we have got all the guides this year so could end up
    anywhere!!

  • chasncath
    chasncath Forum Participant Posts: 1,659
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    edited August 2012 #17

    Noel, hope you have a great time and find some good sites. ACSI starts on 1 Sep for many sites including Prairies de la Maire which Loubie recommends ( see above). We're at St Clair right now with our grandsons for a family holiday, but will be moving along
    the coast in September - might see you along the way!

  • noel
    noel Forum Participant Posts: 5
    edited September 2012 #18

    Hi we have used some ACSI sites on our trip from Luxombourg along the swiss border down to Port Grimaud, we could not get on the beach site so used a site calle Club Marina,very good site.

    Stayed at three Castels (acsi linked)

    Home on Monday unfortunatley

     

  • chasncath
    chasncath Forum Participant Posts: 1,659
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    edited September 2012 #19

    noel, hope you had a good holiday at Club Marina. We'll look it up for future reference. We've moved on a bit and we're now down in Croatia - but we're retired and so we don't have to get back to work. Thanks for keeping in touch -safe journey home.

  • Murdy
    Murdy Forum Participant Posts: 73
    edited September 2012 #20

    Hi we are looking to return to France next year and wondered if any members had stayed at Les Pinedes at Colle Sur Loup?  We are not particularly beach people but enjoy walking into a village for a beer before dinner to watch the world go by.  Les Pinedes
    appealed to us for it's proximity to Nice as we are hoping our Daughter and Son in Law will fly out from their home in Holland for a week.  Cheers Lorraine

  • noel
    noel Forum Participant Posts: 5
    edited September 2012 #21

    hi caravanner,hope you are having a good time and the weather is in your favor,i know you should  not wish away the time but i can"t wait for the time we can tour whenever we like but enough of me moaning.we visited Limoges and oradour-sur -glane on the
    way back a must i think ! and then 2 days at the wonderful ,la bien-assise.now cleaning van and wondering were next

  • Tedpoppy
    Tedpoppy Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited January 2013 #22

    Hi we are looking to return to France next year and wondered if any members had stayed at Les Pinedes at Colle Sur Loup?  We are not particularly beach people but enjoy walking into a village for a beer before dinner to watch the world go by.  Les Pinedes
    appealed to us for it's proximity to Nice as we are hoping our Daughter and Son in Law will fly out from their home in Holland for a week.  Cheers Lorraine

    Write your comments here...yes we stayed there 2 years ago. Not a bad site but it is terraced and quite a pull up to the pitches. Plenty of shade, clean toilets and a swimming pool. Good location for seeing that area. We got the train to Monaco and visited
    towns and villages in theareas. If you decide to go have a great time. Billyboy

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