A few days at Chatelaillon-Plage 160617 Chatelaillon plage

A few days at Chatelaillon-Plage

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June 18th 2016
We've moved further south and back to the mainland. Chose a good day to drive as raining in the morning but cleared up and sun came out once we had arrived at our campsite. Not a terribly interesting drive, very flat in the Vendee and we didn't go through any pretty villages. Just the nature of the countryside in this part of France. All the area along the coast above La Rochelle is a stri ... read more

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