I liked the one just above best until we came across this huge catamaran below - it was bigger than it looks here, viewing it from the side. I wouldn't have let these two rough looking chaps anywhere near it though if it were mine! 😁
Looking across to our campsite which took up most of that hillside! It really is a huge place, but we were lucky that we didn't need to walk up the hill to go anywhere - we could get to the port or the bus stop by walking along a boardwalk beside the beach.
On Le Lavandou market day we visited the town afterwards. Beside the marina:
We ate out beside the marina and my dessert was the best I've ever had in France. A selection of Moroccan pastries, full of sugar syrup or honey and almonds. I scoffed them all - yum!
A wander through Le Lavandou. The Hotel de Ville is the town hall.
Plane trees - the bark is similar to Eucalyptus trees with their multicoloured peeling bark. They are excellent trees for Mediterranean climates with large shaded areas beneath.
Ditto the Umbrella Pines below for shade. Loved those colourful chairs too!
One day we revisited a garden open to the public at Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer just along the coast, but due to it being very dry in the coastal areas (unlike inland) there was very little flowering and it was rather disappointing. The views were nice though!
This is a lovely stretch of coast which is nothing like the built up areas further along the Cote d'Azur, plus when you get closer to Nice, the beaches become pebbly.
Most afternoons we had a swim from the beach by our campsite and even persuaded Keith to come in one day! I love our pool but there is just something so special about swimming in the sea.
Nearly finished - one more post to go!
It looks as though you had a lovely time there. Marina looks great and the port. That dessert looks absolutely scrumptious! Love the bark on the plane tree. We had a eucalyptus in the garden and it grew so tall and we were worried about gales so at huge cost had it cut down to about 6 foot! Some of the tree stumps we put around the garden to create a stumpery and turkey tail fungi in particular has appeared all over them.
ReplyDeleteHi Caroline and thank you. It was nice being by the sea after our time in the mountains, and the weather was great. Did your eucalyptus regrow? They often do or at least sprout from the base. They are enormous trees though and shouldn't be planted in an average sized garden. Stumperies are great and they are good for insects too. I think turkey tail likes dead wood, that seems to be where I have seen it most.
ReplyDeleteWow... Such an amazing photo travelog!!! I looked at them several times. Delicious scenery and food :-). ... AZ Marianne
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Marianne! I do appreciate you commenting on all my posts. xx
DeleteYou ate them all.!!! What a Gannet.😆
ReplyDeleteYup, and thin as a rake! Trying my best to put on weight. :-)
DeleteTurquoise sea makes up for flowers. I cherish a Nice pebble - bought as a brooch, with a painted cat curled on it.
ReplyDeleteTrue! There's something special about the blue of the water when you can get views away from the built up areas. Your pebble brooch sounds delightful! Thanks Diana.
DeleteWhat a gorgeous area! I would have taken hundreds of photos of the boats and those views!
ReplyDeleteHi Mandy and thanks! I did take a lot more photos than this! :-)
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