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Published: April 26th 2008
Delighted to be riding through France once again, I carefully chose a route that would allow me great views and a few unique destinations.
Dune du Pyla, on the Southwest coast of France, is a very special place.
It was a bit like being back to the desert in Merzouga. The sand! How I would love a sand dune in my backyard! But this amazing sand dune seems to come from nowhere. It sits there, magestic; its sand touching the blue sea on one side while the other side is combed by a green sea of pine trees spreading everywhere your eyes can reach. I sit there on the sand, make my ham sandwich with the squashed bagette from my backpack and watch the sun go down; the orange hue intensify on the horizon then surrender to the falling night...
It was dark and late when I got to the Youth Hostel in La-Teste-de-Buch. I chatted with a young couple for a little while, ate the last biscuits I found in my luggage and went to bed.
The morning light came with a surprise: elegant, tall pine trees framing the skies for the wooden cabins, another precious
view found by chance.
What a gift it is to be alive!
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John
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Sand dunes
Wow, I'm not sure I can believe that the first few photos are France! I didn't realise about the sand dunes.