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As we are now coming to the end of our La France 2023 tour, it was time to catch up with friends before we leave Brittany. Kerleven was only intended to be a fleeting visit, but what a charming place it is, with a long white sandy beach and harbour.
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Etel is a lovely little town on the coast of Brittany, which is famous for its ria, a long inlet of seawater that forms a natural harbour. The ria has a strong tidal bore that creates a spectacular wave every day. The locals call it the Barre d’Etel and
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La Trinité-sur-Mer is a small town in Brittany, it has a prestigious port that has seen the biggest names in ocean racing: Eric Tabarly, Olivier de Kersauson, Eugène Riguidel, Loïc Caradec. Even today, great sailors such as Thomas Coville and Francis Joyon still make it their home port.
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It was the name of this location that caught our eye, so we just had to check it out. Saint Michel Chef Chef is a sleepy little coastal town in North Western France that is famous for its butter cookies, and Michel, is the patron saint of bakers. Now, we
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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”.
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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
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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
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Chateau de Seguin is a charming wine estate in Bordeaux with a long history. The Chateau that can be seen today, with its two pointed towers, was built in 1780. But Chateau de Seguin is much older, a thousand years older, where traces of the Count of Seguin, Administrator of