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It rained overnight and the air was fresh smelling when we woke up. The rain did not do anything to remove the humidity as it was still at 80%, but humidity on the ocean is different than humidity inland, the breeze keeps it more bearable. The alarm went off at 7:30 and instead of getting ready, we again, just chose to splash water in our face and go down to breakfast. This gives us more time to just relax when we come back up and not hurry to get ready. The breakfast room was less frantic than yesterday so a bit more enjoyable. The concept of them actually cooking your eggs anyway you want is pretty novel. I just cannot imagine a Hampton Inns cooking to order eggs. As I write this post, Jerry is out ... read more
Market Vegetables
Fish at the Market
Galette

Europe » France » Poitou-Charentes » La Tranche-sur-Mer August 15th 2007

Note: I have not left Senegal for a beach vacation in France. I want to post some photos (and potentially a short blog) of my previous travels. You'll notice that the entry has been back-dated to August. After our overnight flight from Cleveland to Paris, Aude and I took a short nap (I can never seem to sleep on planes!), we unpacked our bags and immediately repacked. Armed with a little duffel bag containing a bathing suit, towel, and a few sundresses, we set off to pick up our traveling companions, Nico and Mathieu. Perhaps I was jetlagged, or maybe I just wasn't paying attentiong, but I really thought the estimated length of our trip was two hours. Apparently my French geography is a bit weaker than I had thought, and over five hours later, we ... read more
apparently this is the "French" way to carry your towel
path through the dunes
l'Aiguillon-sur-Mer




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