Our team
The boss and chef
Ralf was born in Germany and studied computer science. He is also an (almost) lifelong (tent) camper and passionate hobby cook. In the middle of the third Corona wave, he bought the site known as “Camping Les Pêcheurs” in April 2021 to fulfil a dream. Together with the team, he now runs the campsite, renamed “Bijou du Doubs”, and the associated restaurant. He has transferred his passion for delicious food to the restaurant kitchen.

« La patronne-baronne »

Susi drives 1100 km every fortnight during the season to look after the campsite – and of course to provide the boss with mental support. And without her energetic help in the kitchen, the karaoke evenings wouldn’t be possible!
Our multi-lingual waiter

An American in Paris? No, too boring. A New Yorker in Lays-sur-le-Doubs!
Simon was born in New York, grew up in Lyon and has ten years of restaurant experience. He recently returned to France after a good ten years in the USA, where he worked in restaurant business and pursued his passion for woodworking. He enriches our team with his experience – and with his cheerful manner, his fluent English and his “chunks” of German, our international guests will be crazy about him!
Friendliness and calmness in person
After various professional positions, including in the hotel business, Nathalie has been working in the campsite restaurant since May 2021 – with ever-growing enthusiasm. Even during the biggest rush, she maintains her amiability and (outward) calm.

The worker bee on the campsite

Our “Polo” (actually Jean-Paul) is the custodian of the campsite. He takes care of everything, from mowing the lawn to cleaning the sanitary facilities to towing stuck camper vans. And when he takes the time to go fishing, he catches something (in the picture a 70cm long pike)!
The pixies
The campsite has a lot of friends who are always there when you need them. And suddenly things are done that you didn’t even know had to be done. The best known of these pixies are: Andrea, Astrid, Carmen, Chantal, Christian, Daniel, Gerold, Hanna, Hervé, Johannes, Ludger, Lukas, Martin, Matthias, Paul, Peter2, Stefan, Sylvain, Trixi, Yves – unfortunately not all of them can be listed here.
The craftsmen
Despite all the pixies – a campsite cannot survive without professional support. The most important professionals are:
● The gas-water-sewage-heating expert: Frédéric Bondoux
● The electricity tamers: Hervé and Sylvain Charron
● The machine whisperer: Guillot Motoculture