<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0Where we are going (above).\u00a0 We are heading for the crater of the Puy de Parigou where the path leads, then down the other side to the car park.\u00a0 And where we came from (below).\u00a0 It’s very beautiful countryside and very easy to walk, except the Puy de Dome (the one we came from), which is quite steep:<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0At 4 o’clock in the morning after this long hike we were awakened by high winds, lightning that appeared uncomfortably close to our tents and showers of rain.\u00a0 We didn’t mind too much, we were heading home anyway.\u00a0 We breakfasted under a rainproof parasol at the campsite cafe, and took our tents down during a brief dry moment.\u00a0 Then we drove for three hours in a torrential downpour, hung our tent up to dry from the beams in the living room, and now we are quite ready to collapse into bed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yes, France has its own volcanoes, albeit extinct, and we just got back from a two-night camping trip to the Auvergne to visit some of them.\u00a0 On the first day we met our friends at the volcano theme park for the area, Vulcania.\u00a0 Now the kids liked this!\u00a0 They didn’t even mind queuing for the … Continue reading Camping trip: the volcanoes of the Auvergne<\/span> ![\"auvergne-1.jpg\"](\"http:\/\/www.yellowhousehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/auvergne-1.jpg\")
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