A dull and breezy start to the day but our morning walk took us down onto the beach with the added bonus of being able to watch some kite karting…..

By about half eleven the sun started to break through and we set off to walk along the beach to Le Touquet at the northern end of this section of coastline. As we join the beach at the northern edge of the village the beach here is backed by a large area of dunes…

A mile or so along is Cucq and Plage de Stella, looking a lot more colourful today with it’s brightly painted beach huts, that we didn’t even notice in yesterday’s gloom…

Another couple of miles of dune area follows and we start to see Le Touquet in the distance….

Arriving in Le Touquet we have to leave the beach (dog ban) and as we wander along the promenade and look down on this beautifully manicured white soft sand beach you can sort of understand why….

We sit for a while with the town a mix of old and new behind us and this stunning beach dominating our eye line as I enjoy a coffee and Tilly has a drink and rests in the shade underneath the bench….

We return the way we came enjoying the combination of sun and breeze and as the tide has receded there is plenty of beach to go around and Tilly can enjoy being off lead without getting anxious about approaching dogs. A lovely afternoon walk doing our favourite thing – beach walking….

Today’s stats:

• Miles walked – 9
• Beaches – 3
• O/N – £15.40