We are sad to leave Arcachon and have had a lovely time here. It has been added to our list of places we must return to; the list is becoming quite large.
The LLW was very lively this morning and we left before the appointed hour. The journey to Andernos Les Bains was slow with numerous rond points and very few glimpses of the Bassin which was disappointing. The town itself was ordinary compared to Arcachon and with no parking site obviously available we decided to carry on. There was a short stop in the outskirts for the LLW to stock up on Pain Chocolat and Reine Claude , the latter of which I had no idea that we were needing.
On then via the Bordeaux peripherique and soon we were heading north towards La Rochelle and the Ile de Re only stopping briefly for a coffee.
There had been some cloud cover when we left Arcachon but gradually it was clearing and as we crossed the bridge from La Rochelle to the island, the sun came out fully and the temperature rose to 25C. As our regular reader will know the Ile is a favoured haunt of the LLW and even her navigational skills were not tested in finding our hotel, Les Gollandiers
After deserting her men for so long, the LLW needed to catch up on emails and documents so Ray rode off solo again to La Flotte and St Martin. It was hot and St Martin in particular was crowded.
The LLW was very lively this morning and we left before the appointed hour. The journey to Andernos Les Bains was slow with numerous rond points and very few glimpses of the Bassin which was disappointing. The town itself was ordinary compared to Arcachon and with no parking site obviously available we decided to carry on. There was a short stop in the outskirts for the LLW to stock up on Pain Chocolat and Reine Claude , the latter of which I had no idea that we were needing.
On then via the Bordeaux peripherique and soon we were heading north towards La Rochelle and the Ile de Re only stopping briefly for a coffee.
There had been some cloud cover when we left Arcachon but gradually it was clearing and as we crossed the bridge from La Rochelle to the island, the sun came out fully and the temperature rose to 25C. As our regular reader will know the Ile is a favoured haunt of the LLW and even her navigational skills were not tested in finding our hotel, Les Gollandiers
After deserting her men for so long, the LLW needed to catch up on emails and documents so Ray rode off solo again to La Flotte and St Martin. It was hot and St Martin in particular was crowded.
The Ile de Re has always been a great cycling place but there are more cyclists than ever this year and numerous new cycle hire shops had sprung up since last year.
Back from the cycle ride and time for a swim in the hotel's pool before finding somewhere for dinner.
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