Saturday, 23 August 2014

Île de Ré - Summer Break 2014

We returned to Île de Ré again this summer having spend a few weeks there in 2012.  It's a beautiful island right off the coast from La Rochelle and a place where Parisians like to holiday.  Like last time we sailed over from Cork to Roscoff and drove down.  Once on the Island then it is pretty much all bikes.

On the Ferry from Cork to Roscoff

Sheltering from the rain (Hurricane Bertha) in a German bunker at  Pointe du Hoc in Normandy

Pointe du Hoc, Normandy

German machine gun bunker at  Pointe du Hoc in Normandy


Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial 
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial 
Omaha Beach
First visit to the pool


Shopping at the Loix Market








Poolside reading


Pool



Lunch at Saint Martin-de-Re


Saint-Martin-de-Ré
Mini Golf!
Chapeau!
Family Self-timer shot!

Café et Pain au chocolat 
Loix

Market at Loix
Loix

La Couarde sur Mer
Shopping

La Couarde-sur-Mer



Loix
Loix











Roscoff
Roscoff

Bed time on ferry heading home
on Ferry!





Churros!