Ile de Re, France

We packed the tent up successfully, after two attempts, after our muesli bar breakfast this morning and headed to our new camp site. 700 meters from town, 50 meters to the beach.

Once we’d set up, we walked into town to have a look around and have some lunch. We found a little sandwich shop and had chicken, cheese and tomato on panini bread, which we went and ate at a shady carpark because we couldn’t find a proper park.

We then posted some postcards and headed back to the tent for an afternoon of reading and gin rummy. It was another absolutely beautiful day, but the effects for yesterday’s sunburn kept us inside.

We cooked another meal tonight, chicken noodle soup, which as absolutely delicious. After dinner we went for a walk along the beach, four kilometers west, while watching the sunset at 9.45 pm. The tide on the beach changes very drastically here and this evening it was a long way out, exposing lots of rocks and rockpools. 

Me, Le Bois Plage, Ile de Re, France

We headed back to the tent for another restless night’s sleep on the ground, with no pillow, but at least tonight I have a bedroll, bought at a local shopping center today.