Day out on the Ile de Re. Getting hotter and hotter. 220614 La Rochelle (50)

Day out on the Ile de Re. Getting hotter and hotter.

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June 14th 2022
Tried to get fresh bread for breakfast today and failed. There is a boulangerie across the road just outside the campsite. I know there is. I have seen it but today I went out the back gate to the campsite, nearest to us, crossed to the boulangerie and it was a beer shop ! Inexplicable. Actually not quite so when I realised later that the back gate comes out on a slightly different road from the ... read more

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