The town’s ‘beautification’ project is starting to show – some of the bushes are blooming and look just lovely.
The river has risen and flooded again as the rain just keeps coming and going. The date of opening for the campground keeps changing – usually it is May 15 but with all the rain it’s been delayed – the most recent news is July 1…I guess we’ll see.
As we were both starting to get cabin fever we took a little trip to the coast for a couple of days, heading to the Ile D’Oleron (just south of Rochefort), which is accessible via a bridge.
We found a lovely place to camp that was about 100 meters from the ocean – almost all of the other campervans had dogs, and most of them also had bikes.
The island has many great walking and cycling trails.
At the north end of the island is the lighthouse.
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We went to the town of Boyardville for lunch and you could not get fresher seafood – I bet the mussels were harvested that morning.
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We spent another quiet night at the aire, then left for home around noon, taking the coastal road almost all the way to the bridge.
Colin had two very good appointments – one with his cardiologist and the other with his oncologist. So now we finally have the green light to get out of town again!
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