Eating Well on your Camping Vacation in Burgundy.

Wine round the Bend Burgundy Barge Bliss Read Jetsetters Mag at beaune vineyards To read this complete feature FREE with photographs cut'n'paste cut & paste this link : bourgogne wines Reflected daylight from the water outside dances on the chestnut ceiling of my cabin the 1st morning I awaken on board the posh barge La Belle poque. I am getting up to look out the open porthole window and am met with a friendly squawk. A giant white swan approaches expectantly, followed by several mallard ducks. On an antique oak sideboard in the main salon hostesses Fanny and Barbara have laid out a breakfast of granolas, yogurt, and fresh fruit. La Belle poque is an example of many bliss canal barges operated in France by ECU Waterways. It is a fine fall day in France, still summer in the afternoons, with nights that supply a crisp reminder of winter to come.

This up-to-the-minute hotel barge carries just twelve passengers, with 6 crew members to look after each likely passenger need. Nick, our guide, had picked us up in Paris the day before before the Hotel Ampre.

At the junction of the Canal du Nivernais and the Brook Yonne, Auxerre was a crucial city on the traditional north-south road thru France. Many folks I meet are convinced that camping vacations are still hosted in wet fields, where food is tough to cook as cartable stoves fail to light in the damp weather. However , if you are still left worried about the standard of the food on your trip, then why not consider one of Burgundys campsites? This area of France is famous for its high living and gourmet eating, so you are bound to be in for a culinary treat.

The Beef The main beef in the area is the Carollais meat cattle, and as such beef eaters are assured enormous rich portions. There are certain to be some restaurants near your campsite in Burgundy serving this sort of food, given its such a popular local fare. There are lots of other meats if you are not a chicken or meat eater, varied hams, hare, calf head and even some stream fish typically poached in white wine, with bacon, onions, garlic and butter. If you consider yourself a connoisseur, you may want to think about the black snails ( the best of which are raised on grape leaves ) which are thought to be amongst the best in France. The Cheese The cheeses are another fine part of the regions cuisine, and a really nice present to bring back from your vacation spent camping in Burgundy. The best ones are Chaource ( creamy and white ), St-Florentin, the orange skinned poisses and various kinds of goats cheese from Morvan. Potted flowers and a beautiful stone house indicate where the clusier ( lock keeper ) lives. This wood trade was the main source of revenue for this area till the 1920s. There are 2 categories of cheese with exotic namesDelice de Bourgogne and St Nick takes us to St-Bris le Vineux, a little wine town above a network of medieval passages. The cool air is strongly scented with damp, wet wood and thriving mold. "This is the last place in Burgundy To read this whole feature FREE with footage cut'n'paste cut & paste this link : burgundy wine tasting Carolyn Proctor, Jetsetters Mag Reporter Read Jetsetters Mag at Hote Cotes De Beaune to order travel visit Jetstreams.