Before we went to Barcelona, we were invited by Thibaut's parents to spend time in the Bassin d'Arcachon, which is an area on the ocean not too far from Bordeaux. We spent five days there with his parents, sister and his brother-in-law. Everyday we had a different activity:
The first day we hiked the Dune du Pyla, which is the tallest sand dune in Europe. Walking uphill is hard. Walking uphill on sand is even harder. It was a beautiful view from the top, and we had a nice walk on the beach too.
Day two we took a boat across the Bassin d'Arcachon, and spent the day hiking around, a little over ten kilometers! Thankfully it was all flatland.
Day three was our lazy beach day, and I loved every minute of it.
Day four we spent the entire day in Saint-Emilion, which is a really cute little wine village about an hour away from Arcachon. Thib's parents have friends that live nearby and we all decided to meet for lunch and some sightseeing, and even some wine tasting for the day. On the way back we visited the Chateau Michel de Montaigne, which is a famous chateau where the author Michel de Montaigne lived in the 1500's.
Finally, we visited the Oyster shacks, and learned all about how oysters are made. You might think it's easy, but there's a whole method behind it. Who knew? Unfortunately for the others, NOT for me because I hate oysters, there was some kind of oyster plague happening and no one was allowed to eat Arcachon oysters during the time we were there.
On the last night we decided to stay in Bordeaux since our flight was on Sunday afternoon. We kind of just wandered around, had dinner and drinks, and most importantly, finally found Thibaut some oysters!
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| thibs and his dad at dune du pyla |
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| view from the top |
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| walking on the beach |
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| and back up the dune... |
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| Arcachon |
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| our hotel |
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| Saint-Emilion |
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| the wine purchases! |
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| Bordeaux |
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| finally got them. |
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