Wednesday 25 February 2009

Picnic on the beach





Last Saturday, making the most of the sunshine, we headed northwards up the coast to Bretignolles-sur-Mer which lies between Les Sables and St Gilles. Although the town itself is inland there are stunning views over the Atlantic from the corniche. It was particularly impressive that day as there were big breakers and lots of surfers making the most of the excellent conditions.
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We had packed some sandwiches and a bottle of red (well it WAS weekend) and enjoyed a lovely picnic watching the waves get nearer and nearer, eventually having to relocate twice! Tine enjoyed her book whilst I explored amongst the rocks.
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The final photo shows a modern sculpture in wood depicting a surfer with surf-board, just above the beach at La Sauzaie. Will definitely take future visitors here.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous!!! Wish we had beaches in Herefordshire!!! I can manage the red wine and sandwiches though!!!
Love A&B xx

Anonymous said...

How decadent :)

Anonymous said...

Looks lovely. Hope the weather will be good enough for this future visitor to have a picnic there!
Bisous, LCA.