Today' surprise was Soulac-sur-Mer, a small seaside town just south of the ferry that we took across the Gironde into Médoc. We stopped for coffee and to buy bread and other items for lunch. Soulac is more up market than many of the seaside places along this coast and has resisted development of endless poor quality holiday houses and caravan sites. It is also, usefully, more difficult to get to and is a little tucked away. Lovely old market hall, where I bought a bottle of Médoc for this evening. Probably the nicest small Atlantic coast town that we have seen.
On very rapidly through the seemingly endless pine forests on perfect, straight, level Tarmac roads, which ultimately become rather boring. We passed Euronat, the European centre for naturism and it was distinctly cold, despite the sun. The naturists were either on the beach behind the pines or very discreet. We have arrived at Hourtin, a little inland town about 8km from the beach and are hoping to find the elusive Sunday night meal, always a challenge in France, as is Monday evening. The remaining photos are seaside shots from today.
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