Today was a lovely sunny and a very hot day, we decided to get up early and Kate, Lewis, Rhian and myself (Rhian driving)went off to La Rochelle. It was quite a long drive, almost two hours but when we arrived, we found La Rochelle to be such an interesting and lively place. It's been a very busy port since the 11th century, and first of all we had a look around St Louis's cathedral which was really magnificent.
Then we went for a walk to the harbour, the cafes along the way were busy and the buildings were really attractive as they were quite old, we saw Tour de la Chaine and Tour St Nicholas at either entrance to the harbour, these were big 15th century towers which used to guard the harbour from attack.
It was a quieter near to the yachting center which is the biggest on France's Atlantic coast. We had lunch in a creperie called 'La Pause Oceane' then we walked back to the busier harbour side. There was a lot of people around and it was very lively. We had a drink at a cafe right on the sea front and then went to the beach for a short time. Also some bands were playing outside the cafes and there were some street entertainers, which was also good to watch. There was also a small fairground and people were dancing outside in country and western style at one side and then ballroom dancing on the other.
On the way home, we stopped at Chatelaillon, a short distance from La Rochelle and we had a drink in a bar on the sea front and watched the sun set. Arrived back to La Giraudiere at 10pm and very tired..
Bob, Kathyrn and Rachel went to Potiers forthe day. It took around 2 hours to get there and when they arrived, they had lunch in a cafe. Then they walked around the town and saw several churches, one was 12th century and one was 4th century. Then they saw the Palace de Justice, where Joan of Arc was tried. They did more shopping and drove back to La Giraudiere, arriving about 6pm.
Two new ladies arrived tonight; Vicky and Kimberley from Utah, USA.
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