Autoroute going North

This is our first opportunity again since Sanary- wow that was a long time ago! Have sent a few texts via Craig but expect they will appear shortly.
Sanary was one of those campsites that looked pretty grim as we approached it - the pitches were a bit rough and a chappy was trying to mow the grass but there was so little of it amongst the sandy patches that he was really having quite an easy day! But the site had everything else to offer - the warmest loo block with very hot showers, a lovely swimming pool if it were hot enough and the free wifi. Since then, we have had the most beautiful of pitches - by the sea, beside a river and beside 2 very different lakes - but none of them had any internet access, either at the sites or in their towns/villages. Le Lavandou - where the site was just along the coast at La Faviere and perched on a hill and down to the sea - we decided against paying 9€ just for electricity (the site was costing an arm and a leg for overnight anyway! and we were high up on the hill, where everyone else were by the lapping shore. Spent a day out from here, cycling through Le Lavandou and all along the coast on an old railway track above several pretty little coves, two of which we stopped off at for a lie in the sun, almost 11 miles round trip. Then we turned away from the sea and began a slow journey north. We spent 2 lovely days by Lac de Ste. Croix which is a man-made huge EDF lake and stunningly beautiful. The water is turquoise and no motor boats allowed on it. It is surrounded by rocky hills and perched villages. The second night we stayed at Les Salles on the eastern side of the lake - their old village had been flooded and a new one built in the late 70s, very very tastefully. Definitely somewhere we want to return to see more. From there we planned to stay a couple of nights at Digne les Bains (had seen an article in a mag) but although the town looked lovely, the campsite was closed for a very very long lunch and we'd have had to have waited till 4 pm to get in, so we continued along the route Napoleon to Valonne, where the campsite was beside a river and we could pitch right beside it at no extra cost! Also the sun was brilliant and the wind was blowing, so I got a load of washing done and dried within 2 hours. The day that we meant to stay at Digne, was replaced by a visit back to Digne, for a trip on the Chemin de Fer de Provence or le Train des Pignes (pinecones). The line actually goes from here to Nice - a journey of 3.5 hours. We chose to go as far as Annot, 1.5 hours high up in the mountains. Cost, by the way, just €13 each. It was terrific - a little push me pull you diesel railcar weaving its way through narrow gorges and tunnels and passing little villages with names such as St. Andre-les-Alpes. We had just over 2 hours before catching the next train back to Digne, and enjoyed our picnic up a little path in the woods behind the village,beside the "meteors" massive rocks precariously perched on the steep wooded hillside, then exploring the delightful ancient village streets. A very memorable day.
From Volonne on to Lac de Paladru, north of Grenoble and east of Lyon. A small natural lake this time, and we were the only tourers there. Others were fishermen who were up bright and early this morning despite the ground frost and out on their boats. All looked very tranquil. And so we move on northwards, today finding an autoroute stop with wifi at a reasonable cost. But time is now running out, so till next time ...
Love to all and thanks for messages.