We just spent a beautiful week on Ile de Ré, a fabulous island just off the west coast of France at La Rochelle. The Island is a haven of beachiness: quaint white washed blue shuttered towns, long sandy (and at this moment empty) beaches, and endless days of sunshine. This flat small island is also covered in bike trails and bike rental locations, so we took the opportunity to check out the cyclist perspective (all three kids included), for a fabulous day of marais exploring, lighthouse watching, farmers markets, and the beach (ofcourse!) à la velo. We stayed in Les Portes de Ré, which is at the western end of the island, and perfect for us and our usual desire to be 'out of the rush' when on holiday. We did spend some time on the more popular southern coast, also lovely with beautiful towns, very tasteful shopping everywhere, and probably the best beaches on the island.
The port at St Martin (the capital), a truly lovely fortified town, with quaint and popular port lined with inviting looking restaurants.
enjoying a stroll through one of the pretty towns.
collecting crabs (dead ones) on the beach
even Bella came on holiday, enjoying our large garden and holiday home rental, and here taking some quiet time with E.
back to the beach - even if it wasn't hot, it was blue skies and fine and perfect for playing in the sand and running at the water's edge
playing on the sand dunes was prohibited... but try telling rambunctious 2 year olds that.
old German bunkers could be found along parts of the beaches
learning young to suck it in
Enjoying the cycling avec baguette
fun at the water's edge
We will definitely be back!
We will definitely be back!
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