Le Teich

Wednesday 15/05/19

We had a peaceful night, the tranquility only broken by the next-door church's bells chiming until 10pm and starting up again at 8am.  Either the locals have zoned it out by now or they all sleep at the same times.

We set off with the intention of getting around Bordeaux and trying to find somewhere along the coast, it's quite touristy so free parking spots are at a premium.  The area around Bordeaux became more and more built up with every available space covered with vines - a bit like Spain and olive trees.  

Traffic increased as well with quite a few traffic jams around Bordeaux itself.  We were clearly on the main France/Spain/Portugal transit route with a steady stream of trucks on the highway.

We've been able to avoid traffic like this for some time now.

We pulled in to the aire at Le Teich but it was full and we had to reverse out again.  While we were doing so a kind Dutch camper walked over and told us he was leaving in half and hour so we loitered in the road outside the aire and then dashed in as he left.  A prime spot in the sun in a very popular area - perfect!

We are in a huge estuary area again and went for a (longer than intended) walk along the pathways enjoying the bird life.

Arachon bay, we could smell the Atlantic but couldn't see it.

We may stay another day.