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We took the pont transbordeur in 2006. A great experience.
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Hi,
La Rochelle is a great town. I found it really bike friendly, as you have, although the staff at the hotel BordO did not ride my bike down the hall!
Many of Sue’s Quebecois ancestors came from La Rochelle, although many did not go to Quebec by choice!
Cheers
Hi,
The transbordeur was hors service the last time I was there, so I had to use the bridge. There is a bike lane on the bridge, though, so it wasn’t too bad.
Cheers
Nice to see Dodie at the head of the pack!
5 months agoGreat sundial!
5 months agoGovernment at work! Keith is most accurate in his comment ;)
5 months agoOr, as in Disneyland, they used to say “please disembark from the ride”!
5 months agoIt was really great fun. We were the first passage of the week (they do their regular maintenance checks Monday morning) so we were as safe as we could be. Last time we were through, 2017, it was not running either.
5 months agoI'm envious! The Pont Transbordeur was closed for a major restoration when I was in Rochefort in 2019. I had managed to see the one near Bilbao in 2016 and it's very different--and it was open to vehicles. It looks like this one was restored for bikes and pedestrians. How wonderful!
5 months agoThey look very similar to the Trabuccos you see on the Adriatic coast in southern Italy.
5 months agoIt made me think of the big storm we had here a couple of years ago--and English Bay is very sheltered compared to France's Atlantic coast. There was a lot of damage to the seaside paths in West Vancouver and around Stanley Park, including a lot of sand moved inshore from Ambleside beach.
5 months agoThe photo doesn't quite show it, but there was a significant part of the path that just flowed down on to the beach. There are also a few spots where there is obvious sand overflow on to the path. It must be an impressive (and dangerous) place to be in a big winter storm.
5 months agoI'm with you on that. Hard-packed sand is pretty good, though.
5 months agoThat is true, but we prefer paved roads, or at least hard packed gravel.
5 months ago
Charlie Brown is obviously a disgruntled Giants fan..( me too..)
5 months ago