Hotel l' Ocean
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All aboard for Bordeaux
... to rain and three tour buses arrive so a hasty farewell and back onboard.
And whilst having our pre dinner drink in the Martini Bar w eare offered a two for one deal in the Ocean Liners speciality restaurant so we have a wonderful French meal,superb service fabulous food - a great end to a lovely day in a beautiful elegant city. And as Bordeaux has the longest shopping street in Europe, we are just going to have to ...
I do like to be beside the seaside!
We are docked in the commercial port, there is no cruise terminal, no taxis,no buses and it is pouring down! We have all booked shuttle tickets into Soulac sur Mer ( $18 pp return) for 9.45 am so we grab brollies and waterproofs and off we go. The alternative is a shuttle to the Royan ferry, but this is now on its winter timetable so the ferries are few and far between so we decide against risking an overnight stop there.
It is only a short 20/25 minute coach trip to ...
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. ...
Srtong current?
Left Port Medoc7.30 with a guide. John Marie has his boat in Pauillac so he went ahead. Strong currents,Moving at 3kn through the water and speed over ground was 8kn. Jhn Marie was very relaxed and made the trip easier for us. We unstepped the mast there. ...
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