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Quote: Originally posted by Floydfan on 04/6/2008

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Marty,

Chris is actually coming to us next year. Here, we're English, but we do speak French. We'll order the bread for you every evening, and take delivery from a lovely French lady called Nelly. We'll have a chat in the morning sun. In French. We can arrange for a good local mechanic to take care of the troublesome pulley you may be having on your VW, or place a reservation for you at an onward destinantion here in France. We can chat to the local doctor about your symptoms of the illness you're suffering, and make you an appointment with her. We've had to do all this and more. We can order a taxi, book you a meal in a local restaurant, exchange your gas, order you a replacement Carver pump for your caravan, and yes - we can even call the ambulance for you. Or the sapeurs pompiers as we say round these parts. I know this because my neighbours lad's a sapeur.

There are many, many reasons why an English speaking person would choose to stay at an English owned/run site, please don't attempt to tar us all with the same linguistically challenged brush that caused this 'argument' in the first place. There is indeed a place for each of us, owners and campers.

Have a great holiday, wherever you choose to spend it.

 

Stu,

       I dont think I can wait until next year. I've heard so much about your site from reading reviews and first hand accounts and its all brilliant!  We are doing 2 separate weeks at your gaff and nipping down to another English owned site (I'm so naughty arn't I) near Bordeaux for 10 days. Then I may just mosey on up towards Normandy for the end of the summer holidays, who knows.

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Quote: Originally posted by anaconda on 04/6/2008

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Damn it! if you get a pitch im gonna gatecrash the site(can you actually gatecrash a campsite?)

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Would love to see Stu's face if you did........(not that I am encouraging you)

Sorry Stu.........just made me smile

Well I have just seen this posting, and I think Stu has said it all, for us Brits over here, we holidayed in France for 10 years, (in tents and Bivys - fishing) and only once stayed on a "Brit" owned site, and never on an "all singing and dancing site" we looked for the tranquil,

I'll not go on my soap box, I'll not promote english owned sites, because its each persons choice, I still receive emails, asking if we have amusement arcades???

I can understand peeps visiting france for the first time and the language barrier, but if they give a "bonjour" attempt and try, the french are more than happy to help.

Happy camping in France where ever you may go