As we cross the border into Spain i thought i would share with you my list of things NOT to do when camping in France:

1) Tell your children to "go and explore" when you are staying on a family farm in the middle of nowhere (I was just gathering a search party when they reappeared, wide eyed and innocent).

2) Confuse an "Aire de Camping" with a Gypsy settlement....

3) Expect the mate of the guy you bought your camper from to do a competent job of replacing your brake cylinders...

4) Expect to find a "nice quiet spot" in a coastal town (no matter how small) in August.

5) Give up on finding the perfect place to stay, it is always just around the corner.