Swiss Haven

We left Saint Raphael heading for Saint Tropez via the coast road. Traffic was so bad we were virtually in a car park so we opted for the real one on another pretty and sandy beach. The cafe shop had a bit of shade and much appreciated cool drinks. However two normal cans cost us 7 euro which is $12. Prices here are awful for us aussies. The virtual car park was just as bad when we were leaving so we went back towards Saint Raphael and headed for the tollway.

We then had a brief stop at our first shopping mall and grabbed some much cheaper supplies. Tricia also needed to buy a kettle and tea bags because the hotels here never provide you with such things. They are happy to sell you a tea for anything from $3.50 to $6.00 though.

We had now given up on the idea of Saint Tropez and headed for Toulon instead (near Marseille). However, a random decision led us to Hyeres instead.

Next day we caught the ferry to a different island to the one intended. It was hot and the island was pretty. We did much snorkelling, and walking, and got blisters from the sand rubbing in our shoes.

We got off the ferry feeling happy but exhausted and grabbed the first hotel we came to "Mein Holiday Kampf".

It seemed as if a little piece of Germany had be transported to the middle of France. The main language for all signs and the main spoken language was German. All the guests (holiday plan members) were German also.

The room is the best we've had. Neat and cleen to a fault. We had a balcony. Dinner was a buffet which we shared with 400 Germans. The best food we've had in France? so far. The massive pools were heated. I got sunburnt on a banana lounge at 7PM.

I thought I'd settle down to the Man Utd match to discover there was no TV in our room, not even an antenna socket? I discovered the kids room had a TV and switched it over from the muppets. This was a bad move. Thirty pairs of eyes and very young lungs eventually won out.

The next day we discovered this was actually a Swiss owned resort. Since the food was such a relief from that French nightmare, we decided to stay another night.