Travelling south west to the Charente-Maritime. We arrived at the municipal campsite of Saujon, a town near Cognac. This was a good base for visiting the coast south of La Rochelle.
Exploring the area we drove through Cozes, on our way to the Gironde estuary and the small town of Meschers-sur-Gironde. Here, there are traditional fishing cabins along the shore.
On other days we drove to La Isle de Olleron and La Rochelle.
I found the the towns and villages along the coast, such as Chaillvette, Talmont and Royan more interesting.
We had booked a visit to one of the most extraordinary places I’ve ever been to, but more of that in part three…