====== To Italy By Ambulance! ======

July 2019 - Yes we're off to Europe again, and we couldn't have picked a better time :ohmy: with media reporting a record //[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_European_heat_waves|heatwave of doom]]// on the way.

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===== Saturday 6th - UK to Somewhere In France =====

  * {{http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/gfx/flags/uk.png|UK}} [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover|Dover]]
  * {{http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/gfx/flags/fr.png|France}} [[http://camping-vosgina.com|Camping Vosgina]] Moyenmoutier

P&O ferry Dover to Calais (arrived 12:45) drove towards Mulhouse & stopped at [[http://camping-vosgina.com|Camping Vosgina]] at Moyenmoutier which is half-way between Nancy and Mulhouse.

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===== Sunday 7th - Moyenmoutier to Mulhouse =====

  * {{http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/gfx/flags/fr.png|France}} [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulhouse|Mulhouse]]

//413 miles from Calais//

This [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cit%C3%A9_de_l%27Automobile|museum]] deserves its own page!

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This is one of the rarest and most expensive Bugattis in the world.\\
The other one in the world is behind it.\\
In the Bugatti room.\\
That's how nuts this place is.
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The parade of cars through history was surprisingly entertaining.
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===== Monday 8th - Sochaux & Besancon =====

  * {{http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/gfx/flags/fr.png|France}} [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sochaux|Sochaux]]
  * {{http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/gfx/flags/fr.png|France}} [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besan%C3%A7on|Besançon]]


[[https://www.museepeugeot.com/en/aventure-peugeot-museum.html|Musee de l'Aventure Peugeot]] at Sochaux

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Visited Besancon, walked up to the castle (or, more accurately, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel_of_Besan%C3%A7on|the Citadel]] which contains several museums, a zoo, and best of all -a moat full of monkeys!

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View from castle at Besancon, monkeys not pictured.
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Mr Hitler, still not a popular fellow judging by the damage to the photo.
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Kitty!
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The town clock was quite a thing
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Camped in car park just off the river in Besancon - or more accurately (because I googled it) the "Aire de stationnement camping-cars" at "71 Quai Veïl Picard, 25000 Besançon, France" so there. Basically it's a corner of a car park that faces onto the river, not a bad spot for a cheap night's sleep.

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===== Tue 9 - Besancon to Annecy via Lausanne =====

  * {{http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/gfx/flags/fr.png|France}} [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besan%C3%A7on|Besançon]]
  * {{http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/gfx/flags/ch.png|Switzerland}} [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lausanne|Lausanne]]
  * {{http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/gfx/flags/fr.png|France}} [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annecy|Annecy]]


Drove to Annecy (138 miles) via [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lausanne|Lausanne]]  & camped at [[http://www.annecy-camping-municipal.fr/en/|Annecy Municipal camping]]

As we were due to come back via Switzerland, and the option was there to go via Lausanne, we dipped into Switzerland and stopped at Lausanne for lunch

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These guys had also driven all the way to Switzerland from the UK - rocking a Rover V8 too.
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===== Wed 10 - Annecy =====

Day in Annecy


===== Thur 11 - You're Gorgeous =====

Visted Les Gorges du Fier & drove over the Col du Petit Saint Bernard & camped at [[http://campingrutor.altervista.org/en/|Camping Rutor - La Thuille Aosta Valley]] in La Thuille


===== Fri 12 =====

Drove [[https://www.dangerousroads.org/europe/italy/3484-colle-san-carlo.html|Colle San Carlo]], walked to [[https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g736257-d4738483-Reviews-Lago_d_Arpy-Morgex_Valle_d_Aosta.html|Lago d'Arpy]] & camped at [[http://www.campingarcenciel.it/Index.asp|Camping Arc en Ciel]] in Morgex.

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Strada Regionale 39 (SR39), 1,954m (6,410ft) above the sea level, road to the summit is totally paved but steep, hitting a 13.0% through some of the ramps. The pass is 18.5 km (11.49 miles) long. Featured a few times in Giro d’Italia race. There are 2 routes to reach the summit. Starting from La Thuile, the ascent is 7 km long. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 530 meters. The average percentage is 7.6 %. And starting from Morgex, the ascent is 10.5 km long. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 1.049 meters. The average percentage is 10%, but includes sections over 13% 
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===== Sat 13 =====

Drove to Bard (45 miles) along the Aosta valley, visited [[https://www.fortedibard.it/en/the-monumental-complex/|Forte di Bard]].

Camped at [[http://www.campingmombarone.it/|Camping Mombarone]] 5 miles south of Bard

===== Sun 14 =====

Drove to Brescia (130 miles) visited [[https://www.museomillemiglia.it/en/|Museo Mille Miglia]].

Drove to lake Iseo and camped at [[http://www.camping-puntadoro.com/en/| Camping Punta d'Oro]].

===== Mon 15 =====

Drove to Baveno on lake Maggiore and camped at [[https://www.campingparisi.it/home_en/|Camping village Parisi]].

===== Tue 16 =====

Drove to Locarno and camped at [[https://lidomappo.ch/en/|Campeggio Lido Mappo]]

===== Wed 17 =====

Day in Locarno

===== Thur 18 =====

Drove to Roeschwoog (268 miles), think we might have stayed at [[https://www.camping-paysrhenan.fr/EN/The-campsite/Presentation.html|Camping du Staedly]]

===== Fri 19 =====

Visited [[https://www.abrihatten.fr/index-en.html|Musee de l'abri]] which was part of the MAGINOT Line

===== Sat 20 =====

Drove to Dunkirk (381 miles) & visited [[https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/leffrinckoucke-bunkers|Leffrinckioucke bunkers]]

Camped at [[https://www.camping-zuydcootebeach.fr/|Camping Zuydcoote beach]].

===== Sun 21 =====

Ferry home!