After a few more heavy downpours overnight we left the site with 'the best sanitares ever - Rosemary' and parked the van at the edge of village of La Flotte. We walked down to the harbour via the market where I bought a bottle of Pineau Cognac (made on the island) and Rosemary bought a chique little top and some bits for a picnic lunch. We moved a little further towards the 3km bridge and stopped by the beach for a picnic before leaving the island around 2:00pm, after a last photo.
By now it's a lovely sunny day as we drove the short distance into La Rochelle where we first came with the children about 35 years ago. We are stopping overnight on an Aire which is part of the Yello Park and Ride car park. There are dozens of vans here and the €12 fee includes unlimited trips into the old port on the frequent navettes (shuttle bus).
We took a bus to the old port and wandered around for a couple of hours. It had nice relaxed atmosphere with lots of pavement cafes around the harbour and the old watch towers. A pleasant place to be, with plenty to see and nice shops in the side streets. We will go again tomorrow morning before we head for a 3 night stop on the Vendee.
By now it's a lovely sunny day as we drove the short distance into La Rochelle where we first came with the children about 35 years ago. We are stopping overnight on an Aire which is part of the Yello Park and Ride car park. There are dozens of vans here and the €12 fee includes unlimited trips into the old port on the frequent navettes (shuttle bus).
We took a bus to the old port and wandered around for a couple of hours. It had nice relaxed atmosphere with lots of pavement cafes around the harbour and the old watch towers. A pleasant place to be, with plenty to see and nice shops in the side streets. We will go again tomorrow morning before we head for a 3 night stop on the Vendee.
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