France Wednesday 3 rd June Saujon to Cognac

Thai Buddha Rupa at the Museum in the park in Cognac  

Voltaire -my man  Another Aries/ Snake , he looks very lively . I really enjoyed his writing at A level 

 I fell over just outside this beach bar trying to get on my  e bike . I got gravel  embedded in my shins which needed painful debriding and will leave scars. I was very upset. There was copious bleeding into my socks and trainers. The female manager got the work van , stuck our bikes in the back and drove us back to the campsite. Their first aid kit was so much better than the Yelloh! Campsites! They were very kind . 

France Tuesday 2 nd Royan Saujon

 Royan s church built in  ,1954 

Fruit and veg market like an upturned clam shell 

France Royan Monday 1st June coastal walk 12 ok

 

France Day Sunday 31st May -Tuesday 2 nd June June 2026 Royan

 Fishing cabins all  along this coast. Went to the Cinema (£9 each ) ten mins walk from this quiet residential district  shady spacious camping car Aire  next door to the train station ( no noise) and 15 mins walk to the beach.  Mandalorian and and Grogu . Diabolical dialogue ! Minimal plot. Not much for Grogu to do. One set of fights after another for several hours . Amazing CGI effects. Exhausting . Like being in an extended video game or a nightmare you can't wake up from. We were wise to watch it on the big screen though as on Disney TV it would be an immediate  switch off. Slept well. Found some sterile waterproof plasters to cover leg wounds for a for a quick sea swim before the cinema , swam from the town beach, quite calm water.

France Wednesday 27 th May Cote Sauvage campsite Wednesday 26 th - Sunday 30th May 2026

 Stayed out due to heatwave of 36. Didn't climb La Coubre lighthouse . Swam in the pool , walked on the beach , sat in the shade. Read. Relaxed. Sleeping at night got easier from Friday 29 th onwards Toppled off bike , scraped my leg on the pedal and then fell over my  electric bike ( which is very heavy )and cut my legs in several places whilst on the cycle  path from La Cote Sausage  campsite to La Plage de Bonne Anse. Bled a lot due to blood thinners. The manager of the snack shop  not only gave us her excellent first aid kit to raid , but also very kindly loaded us up in the  work van bikes et al and drove us back. Andy appreciated  being flirted with whilst I  cried and trembled . Not great sensitivity  but her generosity was welcomed( no local taxis , we asked and she refused a donation 

Surprisingly this peddle scrape has been the most painful and slow to heal !