Not such a stunning day today but all good until about 2 and then showery and quite blustery for the rest of the day.

We start our day just the other side of Gatteville Lighthouse with a Quick Look at Plage de Gatteville and the small and serene Port de Roubary next door…

Next stop off was at the ruins of the Batterie de Caqueret – similar in many ways to the concrete remains of war defences found on many British beaches including strangely enough the graffiti. On either side were the remote beaches of Anse de Gattemare to the east and Plage de Caqueret to the west – still plenty of beach though the tide is high. We just got out of there in the nick of time as about 10 4×4’s arrived carrying Frenchmen sporting rifles and gun dogs – Tilly had the common sense to remain silent inside the van.

A further brief stop was Plage de Réthoville- we would have liked to stay but the parking was less than ideal….

Parking was not a problem at our next stop – Vicq-sur-Mer so we enjoyed a nice walk to Plage de Renouville and then back to enjoy a bite to eat and coffee on Plage Vicq-sur-Mer….

Another quick detour to a small village called Fort Joret, where again parking was less than ideal so just a quick hop out by me to capture Baie de Torcqueboeuf to the east and Plage de Fort Joret to the west before being waved off by a French lady who I think was checking that I was not going to put down roots and was relieved to happily wave me off

Not looking quite so calm out there now – next stop Weymouth….

Thoughts of the day:

• From tomorrow we will be starting the long journey south and I’m looking forward to see what the west coast has to offer – hopefully a bit of sunshine too
• The sky seems huge and blue then suddenly it’s not
• The roads along the way seem quiet but then we you arrive at a ‘beauty spot’ the car parks are busy especially where permissible overnight stays are welcomed

Today’s stats:

• Miles driven – 21
• Miles walked – 5
• Beaches – 9