Our tour of France May to June
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After two months of our tour of France the time has finally come to head back home. Its an early start for us, up at 05:30 for a 30 minute driver to the Port of Calais, then a 08:05 ferry to Dover. We make the port in plenty
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We were staying at Chateau des Tilleuls near Petit Port and cycled the eight plus kilometers by the River Somme, into Saint Valery sur Somme on the south bank of the River Somme estuary. The cycle way being arrow straight for all of the journey. Saint Valery sur Somme has
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We are now starting to head back to Calais as we are sadly coming to an end of our tour. For this quick stopover we decided to grab some time in rural France nestled alongside a forest and a series of ponds, located between Toutainville and Audemer in Normandie’s
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Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France and was our next intended stop. As it turns out, Rennes is a magnificent blend of old and new. It is quite an experience to stand in the square with its glass balustrades leading down to a modern
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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