Riding through the fortified gate at St Martin (seethe mote under the bridge!)

Ile de Ré

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February 4th 2015
We have entered stage 3 of our trip: the relaxing part. We are staying in The Commeignes family holiday property in the little town on the island called La Couarde which Rene bought and built a house on in 1974. Ile de Re is an island on the Atlantic West coast in the Charentes-Maritime region of France. It is a summer holiday destination for French, German and English ... read more

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