So we departed on the 10th May in nice sunshine but hit fog close to the St. Nazaire entrance channel. Luckily it cleared after half an hour and we finished the day back in sunshine.
This short video (5mins) gives you bit of fun and flavour of the journey and our bicycle ride around the island.
We hired two bicycles, unfortunately they did not have an electric one, so Pauline had to peddle her way round. Fortunately the island was pretty flat.
On our way round we followed special cycle paths through the countryside. We had a break (couple of beers) in the main town and then cycled on up through the various camp sites and villages back to the marina.
There was some beautiful large houses in the woody areas.
The island of Noirmoutier is off the Atlantic coast of France in the Vendée department. Parts of the island have been reclaimed from the sea. In 2005 it served as the finish of the Tour de France prologue.
The island is about 4 miles (6km) wide and 12 miles (19km) long. It has a population of just under 10,000 people and is part of the Pays de Loire in the Department of Vendee. It was apparently the scene of the First Viking raid on continental Europe in 799 (Wikipedia)
We had a nice meal in the harbour restaurant.
I do like fish, especially when it is fresh.We met one couple on their Westerly Yacht heading south, but as they only stopped for a night, not much happened.
As it was a fishing harbour we did get woken up by the noise and wash of the fishing boats going out in the early hours of the morning.
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