We take the time to travel and option 2 is usually our choice. In France, I often look for a camper place of the Camping-car Park group as a stopover. I have the privilege pack, which allows me to reserve a place on the motorhome stopover. So we don't have to worry at all about the duration of our trip and whether there will be room when we arrive at our stopover.
During the rest of the trip we also keep it reasonable and almost never do more than 100 km a day. There is more to experience on a trip or round trip than just sitting in the camper! A common mistake made by novice motor home owners is that they want to see too much in too short a time. Every day is richly filled and they drive 400 to 700 km. This makes it difficult to enjoy yourself and you return home stressed.
Sights, cities, nice villages
After the intermediate stopovers, the route and the following destinations are determined. If you want to avoid highways and cross cities and villages, take a nice mountain pass instead of a tunnel, then also take the dimensions of your motorhome into account. With most GPS systems for motorhomes you can enter the dimensions, but sometimes you come across surprises (a narrowed passage, incorrectly parked vehicles, ...). Although our motorhome weighs up to 3500 kg, I entered a MAM of 3650 kg in the GPS. So In this way I avoid the narrow streets in the centres (where it is indicated that vehicles over 3.5 tons are prohibited), and I still do not have to follow the route of heavy transport.
