O’Abandonado

Whilst in the Office du Tourisme earlier in the week booking the pêche à pied, there was a mention of a "promenade en mer" which sounded fun, so we duly booked that as well. They'd run out of leaflets so we were short on details, but we got to the NW corner of the island … Continue reading O’Abandonado →

Pêche à Pied

You can't be on Noirmoutier without being aware of the tides. One of the routes in is a road that is completely submerged at high tide, after all. For inland folk like me, it remains amazing to see how far the sea "moves" from high to low tide. And one thing you can do at … Continue reading Pêche à Pied →

A La Recherche…

In the transition from Deauville to Caen, we popped into Cabourg which is on the way. We had an excellent and sophisticated (although pricey!) lunch at Le Balbec, the restaurant in the main hotel/casino. We also had a bit of time to spare so we went to the Villa du Temps Retrouvé which is themed … Continue reading A La Recherche… →

Noirmoutier Holiday

We've been having a very relaxing holiday and I've only just realised it would be a good idea to do some writing on the old blog. As a quick synopsis, we've done something similar to last year, with a bit of a twist. Ferry from Portsmouth to Caen at the end of July (avoiding airports, … Continue reading Noirmoutier Holiday →