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27th January 2019 La Rochelle, France

Posted on 27th January 2019 by Dean

Destination:- Aire de camping car Port Neuf, La Rochelle. 1 hour 20 minutes drive, 50 miles and toll free 🙂 We last visited La Rochelle in July 2009. The city is in southwest France, has a large seaport and is … Continue reading →

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26th January 2019 Church and Market visit. Royan, France

Posted on 26th January 2019 by Dean

We spotted this church while walking around the harbour the other day and thought it would be worth visiting. Like most of Royan it was heavily bombed during the 2nd world war and had to be rebuilt. The church was … Continue reading →

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25th January 2019 Phare de vallieres walk, Royan, France

Posted on 25th January 2019 by Dean

A bit overcast today but at least it was dry for our planned walk to the lighthouse in Saint-Georges-de Didonne. Not knowing exactly where it was or how far we were going to go today we made a packed lunch … Continue reading →

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24th January 2019 Harbour & Architecture, Royan, France

Posted on 24th January 2019 by Dean

Royan is one of the main French Atlantic coastal resort towns. It is situated on the mouth of the Gironde estuary (often called a river) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gironde_estuary It has five beaches, a marina for over 1,000 boats, and an active fishing … Continue reading →

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23rd January 2019 Royan, France

Posted on 23rd January 2019 by Dean

Destination:- Royan camping car park site. 4 hours drive, 208 miles and €46 in toll road fees. https://campingcarpark.com/en/shop/parking-areas/royan/ A nice steady days driving today with a couple of breaks we finally arrived at this nice big aire at 14:30 hrs. … Continue reading →

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