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Saint Jean de Monts

Saint Jean de Monts

It was time… time for some time-out and pool time (ha, just seeing how many times I can get the word time into a legible sentence). Our plan was to simply kick back. Each day was around 28 OC (82.4 OF for those still working in imperial) and a

Rochefort Corderie Royale

Rochefort Corderie Royale

Once off the ferry we were heading for Rochefort, a charming city on the Charente River, where they filmed The Adventures of Tintin and the famous movie Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (although I have not seen either of them). We learned that Rochefort was founded in the 17th century by

Ferry into Bac Royan Pointe de Grave

Ferry into Bac Royan Pointe de Grave

Our good friend Derek told us that the ferry into Royan is a great way to enjoy the views of the Gironde estuary. So, we decided to board the ferry from Bac du Verdon-sur-Mer and cross to Bac Royan Pointe de Grave in about 20 minutes, instead of the long

Overnight stop to catch a ferry!

Overnight stop to catch a ferry!

We opted for an overnight stop so that we could catch a ferry, (we all know how much Trish loves a boat trip). But where are we? We are certainly not around the North coast of France for the normal ferry services. So stay tuned… Montalivet (yep, never heard of

New feature update

New feature update

Where are we? A new feature has been added to the menu under France 2023. As requested by many of you we have created a map so you easily see where we are. Click the menu icon, select “France 2023” then click on “Where are we”.

Arcachon Bay

Arcachon Bay

We chose to stay in Verdalles as this was a central location between Arcachon and Gujan-Mestras, the oyster capital of the Bay area. Arcachon Bay is purported to have a mild climate and it did not disappoint as the sun shone through the day and provided some brilliant sunsets (along

21 Stops to Bordeaux

21 Stops to Bordeaux

It was 21 stops from Bel-Air to Bordeaux on route 404. But due to the schedule of the bus service we would be catching it with the students. After just over an hour of winding through the French countryside, Trish was feeling extremely queasy, when the bus pulled into Stalingrad