Around the local area

Our aim for today had been the seaside town of Arcachon, but after driving around for quite a long time, we realised we weren't going to find anywhere to park, so we just followed the coast road, taking in the enormous villas which vary so much in styles. We ended up in a smaller village which had plenty of parking and a nice looking restaurant, where the moules, confit de canard & pizza didn't disappoint!

I had read aboout the Dune de Pilat, the highest sand dune in Europe, but as everywhere we had driven through today was so busy with no chance of parking, we didn't think we'd get to see it. Then we rounded a corner and there it was!

Just had a leisurely drive today, on some extremely straight roads, next to a military base where we saw a low flying helicopter and suddenly 3 parachutists jumped out which was a little distracting. The road and the fence around the basement on for miles (well kilometres)
Due to driving through a few towns, the average speed for the round trip of 56 miles was pretty low, still this means great efficiency – around 4.9 m/kwh.Read more