We had planned on going to Troyes until we realised the address given in CamperContacts isn't an aire, it's a site. We check its website and find 2 nights will be over €50 so we decide to aim for Auxerre instead, where there is a riverside aire. Meantime there are three Passions near Chablis all producing the namesake wine and since we have some salmon in the intermittent fridge we decide to spend a night there giving us a shorter drive the following morning...

When we wake it is a toe-numbing 16C but the sun is out and it soon reaches the low twenties. We use the service point, even though it's €4.00 it doesn't matter as we've had three good nights for nothing, then call into the supermarket for diesel before following the three-lane one way system out of town. Soon we are passing through huge areas of vines with frequent signs for domains and tasting. We see more large wine mansions some of which have the tradem...

As there is no time limit on parking here we decide to stay anther day to make use of the laundromat and see some more of the historic centre. But before that there is good news; the fridge is working on gas again. It's possible that the steep roads and uneven parking last week disturbed the refrigerant and now on level ground it's settled back - fingers crossed... It's a 15 minute walk to the laundry and once the clothes are sloshing we have forty minutes to ...

This morning it's raining heavily, postponing our walk into the old part of Beaune until the afternoon. Through the rain Nick's curiosity is aroused when, in the space of an hour, four Tesla cars drive through the carpark. Having never seen one of these ultra-expensive electric supercars before, four, each of different nationality, is a bit strange. Google reveals that Beaune has a Tesla Super-charge point where they can recharge their batteries quickly. It's...

Before leaving we check the address of Austreale Camping-car workshop and discover from their website that they're closed for holidays, so that's the fridge going unrepaired for now. We leave the CCP site and start what turns out to be a lovely drive north. The roads are smooth and straight as we pass through lots of small towns on the Cote de Nuits route. Open countryside with masses of vineyards, and grapes grown in different ways. Instead of leafy, spread...