They had just about extinguished the forest fire when we arrived in Lacanau-Océan. The trees here were still smoldering when we drove by the first evening. And the fire-trucks full of firemen were everywhere – 200 of them on duty at once, relieved every 12 hours by the next batch of 200. They did their job, though, because the fire… Read More
My friends – I was going to tell you all about the interesting history of Lacanau on the French Atlantic coast – and I will! But when I was choosing the photos, I was arrested by the numerous pictures of the sunset, each more beautiful than the last. So I decided to settle for a photo montage (for now). I… Read More
When the GPS took us through Royan to take the ferry across the estuary to arrive at Lacanau-Océan, we were a bit confused. Sir had mapped out the trip ahead of time, and fully expected to drive through Bordeaux. The GPS had us get off the autoroute early and head into the towns. So my husband thought, “Perhaps there’s a… Read More
I am posting Part Two early (see here for Part One). For one thing, I simply can’t leave you hanging! And for another thing, we’re spending the entire day in the city of Bordeaux tomorrow so I fear I will be late if I don’t actually post early. Enjoy the rest of this delightful and adventure-filled post! * *… Read More
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. We’re vacationing in Bordeaux, not the Pays Basque. How could I not have noticed that when I booked the vacation? I’m such a ditz. Never mind. We’re having fun. And there will be more on that later on – not me being a ditz, which is a recurrent theme, but more on Bordeaux. In… Read More
Before meeting my first French boyfriend in New York, the idea of having a salad as a main meal never even crossed my mind. I’ve since changed, of course, and even my children expect to be fed salad for dinner every once in awhile. And since it’s summer, what better time? There is this salad called “salade compagnarde” or “salade… Read More
