The setting sun on the harbour
I have long tried to avoid the French coastline – Atlantic or Mediterranean – in July and August. However, this year we needed to go to Cap d'Agde to pick up a friend, so it seemed sensible to spend a a few days there. Certainly the comings and goings in the harbour are interesting to watch as the light can be lovely at times, especially as the sun sets.
However, trying to get in or out of the place by car can be hellish with jams in all directions. On arriving on Saturday we ran into a series of jams and similarly today there was a jam on the way out. The only consolation being that the jam to get near to Agde and Cap d'Adge stretched for miles up towards Bessan. I suspect that to avoid the jams you need to travel between midnight and 4am. Once inside the Cap I suspect the trick is just to stay put and making sure you arrive with plenty of interesting bottles to broach.
Nez à queue...
Some fortified place we past on the way to Sauternes this afternoon...
4 comments:
We have always found driving in France an absolute joy .... except for on the south coast. The last time we were there was in 2005 and it was sheer hell. Incredibly busy and such bad driving we could have been back in the UK ! Even though we were on the Harleys and could weave through the traffic it was really hard work.
Driving in the Loire is bliss !!
Jean I agree. In general avoid the south coast if at all possible.
The nearby Grau d'Agde (where the river Hérault meets the med) is much nicer than the Cap - but I would never go in July or August.
Graham. I probably agree but the friend's flat is in the Cap.
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