We awoke to a beautiful day in paradise, a little windy but reasonably warm (I’ve shed a fleecy layer for the first time since we were in France last year!) and oh the joy of taking our morning walk along the sea front….

After a bit of a lazy morning we set out for a walk in the afternoon sun – spending a while playing on the far end of Plage de Cavaliere….

The beach was surprisingly quiet but all the beach bars seem to be getting ready to open up for the season on the 1st of April which would appear to be the starting point of the season here. We then took a walk westwards along the cycle path – through a rather extensive tunnel….

With brief glimpses along the way, out along this magnificent coastline….

Past the little Plage de Jean Blanc of which we only caught a brief glimpse of, from above, as there were a lot of steps down (and even more coming back up!) and a couple of rather unfriendly guard dogs just on the other side of the fence….

Our destination did not disappoint as we were rewarded with this little beauty Plage d’Aiguebelle….

A little play on here to recharge our batteries (as we really haven’t done much in the way of walking so far) before heading back to the van.

Thoughts of the day:

• Even off season this area of France is considerably more expensive than I found things on the west coast last year and I am also a little concerned about the lack of and price (high) of potential park ups should we venture along the coast into Italy, as is the current plan. Need to think things through a bit.

Today’s stats:

• Miles driven – 0
• Miles walked – 6
• Beaches – 3
• O/N – £19.17