Sunelia La Pointe Du Medoc
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All aboard for Bordeaux
... crusty bread, all washed down with a local wine which costs less than the orange juice!
We then walk down to the river to see the fountain with statues of three queens ( all naked) which caused uproar in the 19th century when it was erected! We are spared seeing Victoria in all her glory as the ladies have been clad in pink ribbon and the water tinged pink to support breast cancer awareness.
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I do like to be beside the seaside!
... so it is actually quite pleasant to have a walk and some fresh air.
Next it is coffee time and you have to have a croissant in France so we do! An excellent little shop selling beautifully presented gift items of chocolates, local nuts and pre assembled cooking kits for rice dishes.
Next stop the church of Notre Dame des Finis Terre, this is a very old church, the original level is of unknown date but the earliest mentions are of William of Aquitaine visiting ...
Trip to Blaye
We made our way down the country lanes through little french villages to Blaye it is on the estuary where the Dordogne and the Garonne rivers merge to make the Gironde. There is a large fortress there that was used to protect the city of Bordeaux in the second half of the 16th century. We were able to walk ...
Lovely site
After being dissappointed with the campsite we planned on staying we made our way a bit further down the coast to this small village. The site is right in the middle of farmland really quiet and not many pitches taken so we have the site nearly to ourselves. The plan is to stay here for a few days and enjoy the peace and the warm sunshine, yes it eventually came out today with the temp about 28 degrees in the sun with the forecast to get hotter. ...
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