The golden sands, the gorgeous gorges and the high mountains of southern France
October 5th 2010 Hi all,
Saturday 18th Sept
We left Bordeaux early and set of for the Dunes de Pilat on the Atlantic coast near Arcachon, after shopping and filling up with fuel we pulled into the car park at Pilat. We wandered past the cafes and stalls selling postcards and towards the dunes, the first sight you get of the dunes is almost at the foot of the temporary steps they put at the base of the steep sl
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