Recent big tides have had a large effect on beaches all along our coast. La Belle Henriette is a a nature reserve still within the La Tranche town limits.
This access across the lagoon was built a few years ago...
...and has weathered our bad storms.
The information sign explains how fish enter the lagoon at high tide to feed and filter the water
Once on the nearly deserted beach there's just us & the waves.
Walking back you can see the intricate channels
Still la Bette Henriette but a little nearer to La Faute-sur-Mer we spotted big changes.
Here's a plan of the lagoon, La Tranche to the west and La Faute to the south-east. The next photos & video were taken from the 'Vous Êtes Ici' sign
I took this video to send to Philippe as it shows the house where his friends stayed last Easter
I had never see the sea lapping the walls here...
...and a definite shrinkage of the dunes on the other side of the lagoon.
An arty shot to finish. This passageway has not stood the test of time, weather & tides. There is now no access and it leads to nowhere.
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