For some reason though, the location just didn't inspire us, so whilst we stayed for a few days, it wasn't long before we decided to up sticks and travel an hour down the road to Buis-les-Barronies which is a great base for a number of good and varied climbing areas.
We found Buis great, nice wild camping spot to the road to Saint Julien, nice town with good facilities (Patisseries) and wifi and supermarket, in that order, slightly warmer than Orpierre, and loads of good climbing.
Playing around near Buis, Paula with her gopro toy, whilst I bite off more than i can handle & finding some more weaknesses to work on haha! Met some friendly and very well known Brits at the crag, one of the great things about climbing just how accessible those at the top of the sport are, and the other day an interesting Californian whose been climbing all over the world since the 70's, he was hanging around looking for a belay, we invited him to join us and got to hear some stories.
Getting used to this warm Provence sun, the smell and sounds of spring in the air, church bells, good food, laid back lifestyle, Patisseries(!) and the steep orange & technical grey limestone.
Some practical notes for #vanlife;
Orpierre
Village
has wild camping car park for vans with toilet, village has drinking water
fountain, camping prince d'orange has aire service station and showers which are possible to use without stayubg. But
Church Bells every hour!!
Preferred
Chateaux crags, good quality routes. Bellerin less so (more sun, but too many
people, and quality of routes lower).
Aire in
Larange about 10km away has service station and a toilet. Quiet, but bit urban.
Good Intermarche, with launderrette and cheap diesel.
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