At Thann we got up early and walked up a very steep hill to some old remains of a fortified chateau. It was a beautiful morning and we had marvellous views accros the Rhine Valley, up towards Colmar. We were surprised how large Than and its surrounding area was.
We drove to the local L'Eclerc and filled up with provisions and then on to Soultz haut Rhin. We parked up at the wine museum and walked into town, where we enjoyed a coffee at the same cafe that we went to last November.
We had decided to have a BBQ in the evening so set off to find somewhere for the night. We drove to Pfaffenheim and found the France Passion site to be full. They offered to make space, but we decided to travel on to Voegtlinhofen. The roads were extremely narrow and it looked unpromising. However, when we got to the site we were very warmly greeted by the owner and he ushered us in for a wine tasting. The wines were really excellent and we decided to have a think about what to buy. We then had a BBQ in the dark. It was a beautiful warm evening and we sat out late in the dark. The Rally of France had passed by earlier in the day, so it was a shame we missed it.

THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER

We drove to Thann via Cernay. We had a good shop at L'Eclerc and then spent the afternoon in the town. The aire was pretty good, but quite tight and on a slope.