After an unscheduled, but quiet night, in the rather unattractive Aire we have made our way to the very tip of the Ile de Noirmoutier. It is at the northern end of the Vendee and connected to the mainland by a short bridge (since 1971) and a long causeway, that is dry at low tide. Picked up provisions and more diesel (20L limit!) at a Eclerc on route.
It's our 48th wedding anniversary and Jeans 40th birthday today. We parked in Noirmoutier itself, using a very convenient Aire, to have a celebratory lunch. Fruits de la Mer, local Merlu and Sardines with the local potatoes which are a French gourmet potato apparently.
We are now on an Indigo campsite right by the beach in a protected wood and the weather is set fine for the next few days. The island and the main town seem very nice, a little less chique than Re perhaps, but more interesting than Oleron. I thought we would be happy here, but I have just been bitten by a mosquito. It's the first of the holiday, but probably not the last.
The strikes in France seem to be ramping up, so not sure when we will return. I think I will reschedule the return ferry by one week in any case. Should be sorted by then or France will be in real mess by the sound of things.
Vigilance mes amis!
It's our 48th wedding anniversary and Jeans 40th birthday today. We parked in Noirmoutier itself, using a very convenient Aire, to have a celebratory lunch. Fruits de la Mer, local Merlu and Sardines with the local potatoes which are a French gourmet potato apparently.
The strikes in France seem to be ramping up, so not sure when we will return. I think I will reschedule the return ferry by one week in any case. Should be sorted by then or France will be in real mess by the sound of things.
Vigilance mes amis!
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