Bit of a false start today checking out a few different beaches before settling on the right one for us. Word of advice for anyone heading along this coast stay away from Sainte Girons Plage. OK it is not a Blackpool, but still bad enough. Lots of screaming kids, few Frogus Chavus colonies on the beach, if you can find a speck of sand to sit on that is not taken up. Out of control really, dipped in the ocean (hygiene purposes) and got back in the Nad and kept hea...

Well and truely on the surf coast but alas nothing. Decided to skip Bordeaux the town but we did drive through the Medoc region on the Gironde peninsula which is part of the Bordeaux region.Cap Ferret is a lovely place and there were no people to speak of on this beach. Loads of surf potential for those out there interested. Plenty of opportunities for righthand sand points if there was any swell. Another night in a freebie carpark/ campervan hangout by the beach...

Off from Ile de Re, morning stop over to La Rochelle to see what all the fuss is about. Checked out another port castle which gave a pretty speccy view of the harbour and the surrounding area. One of the great things about the French, being one of the legacies of le guilotines, socialiste and of course Yoplait yoghurt, is that there are loads of places for free camping along the coastline that in any other country would be owned by someone with a shotgun or high ...

Desperate for some beach considering how Ravi Shastri the summer has been in the UK this year. Headed to Ile de Re, an island on the northern Atlantic coast for a couple of days of just cruising on the beach. Mission accomplished as photos will attest. Tops little island, loads of cute little harbour towns and tops seafood. Also the island is famous for donkeys and dressing them up in stupid clothes, to make them look sillier than what God already has done so. Un...

This was a ar$e about day really. Lots of driving through the Brittany country side to really get to the Altantic coast as quickly as possible. For good reason to. Can honestly say that there are such things as French chavs, bit more garlicy smelling and baguette munching than the UK variety but same result. For those unaware of what a chav is, basically it is a football hooligan with shaved head, tough stickers, white sneakers and pink polo top to boot.So some g...