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May 30th 2009
Published: June 17th 2017
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I had a sleep in this morning while Jess went into town to see the market. Once she returned and we were ready, we hit the road for our last day in Provence. Our first stop was the sandy beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-mer. We had a chance to wet our feet and watch the waves. We then drove through the national park. Here we saw many flamingos and the local Camargue horses.We then had use a car ferry to cross the river. We stopped in Martigues for lunch and then said goodbye to Provence. From here we drove to the airport and flew back to London.



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01 A big one01 A big one
01 A big one

A yummy big meringue that Jess bought for me from the market this morning in Arles.
02 The Med02 The Med
02 The Med

Looking out at the Mediterranean Sea from Saintes-Maries-de-la-mer.
03  Having a dip03  Having a dip
03 Having a dip

This looks like a great place for a swim.
04 Crack04 Crack
04 Crack

This guy needs to pull up his budgie smugglers.
05 Posing05 Posing
05 Posing

Me on the rocks, striking up a pose and again enjoying the sun.
06 Getting wet06 Getting wet
06 Getting wet

Me getting my feet wet.
07 Waves07 Waves
07 Waves

The calm, gentle waves.
08 Washing off08 Washing off
08 Washing off

Me washing the sand off my feet.
09 Flocks09 Flocks
09 Flocks

Many flocks of flamingoes in the park.
10 Heads down10 Heads down
10 Heads down

If only they had their heads up for the photo.
11 Local wildlife11 Local wildlife
11 Local wildlife

Locals horses and flamingoes.
12 Still heads down12 Still heads down
12 Still heads down

They must have been hungry.
13 Getting ready13 Getting ready
13 Getting ready

The birds are getting ready for take off.
14 Lift off14 Lift off
14 Lift off

And they are off.
15 Pink and black15 Pink and black
15 Pink and black

I love the dark pink under their wings.
16 Flying away16 Flying away
16 Flying away

Off they go to another part of the park.
17 Flying17 Flying
17 Flying

If we hadn't tooted the horn, they may have stuck around...
18 Another flock18 Another flock
18 Another flock

Another flock of flying flamingoes.
19 Above the horses19 Above the horses
19 Above the horses

The flamingoes flying above the horses.
20 Warning20 Warning
20 Warning

We saw many horse riders along the roads and in fields.
21 Pair21 Pair
21 Pair

A pair of flamingoes.


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