In Search of The World’s Most Expensive Potato, The Longest Submersible Road in Europe & The Perfect Storm. 14th September – We wondered if we had made a mistake leaving Oléron. As we departed the Charente Maritime for the Vendée, we drove through a featureless coastal plain toContinue reading “Holy Fools – Île de Noirmoutier”
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Island Life – Boyardville, Île d’Oléron
A Storm in a Teacup; The Ubiquitous Evil & The Wrong Kind of Wind! 8th September: The dogs were suddenly excited. Even we were aware of the delicious, briny smell of the sea as we crossed the bridge on to the Île d’Oléron. At 22 miles long, Île d’Oléron is France’s second largest island afterContinue reading “Island Life – Boyardville, Île d’Oléron”
Taking it Easy in Les Eyzies
A Dazzling Dalliance in the Dordogne. 5th September. We seemed to be oscillating backwards and forwards through time. From the Lozère, we went from Gallo Roman, via Celtic to Prehistoric at our destination on the River Vézère, a tributary of the Dordogne. Summer also changed to Autumn as we drove through the Parc Naturel Regional desContinue reading “Taking it Easy in Les Eyzies”
Happy with our Lot at the River Café
Barjac, Lozère (South Central France) – “The corner of S.W. France that the British haven’t discovered.” 1st September. In over 50 years, I have succeeded in doing it only a handful of times. Since I was a little girl, I have tried to make “Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit” the very first thing that I say onContinue reading “Happy with our Lot at the River Café”
World Wide Walkies 