Thursday, May 22, 2014

A trip to the sea

It was an easy ride from Aigues-Mortes down to le Grau-du-Roi despite the fact that the Mistral was a constant presence - and it didn't seem to matter what direction you rode in! 

the bullring

one of many dinghys

 Did I mention the wind?  The kite surfers were having a blast.  As you can see, lots and lots of condos.
 Looking out to see from the bridge.  Very definitely a working harbour with lots of fishing boats
 
a Camargue flamingo!
 On our ride back we stopped at the salt pans to do a tour in this little train.  Above is a view of the fort at Aigues-Mortes from there.  The pans turn pink as the water evaporates.  And the skies were just magnificent.

piles of salt

1 comment:

Heather Dubreuil said...

Was it in Chile that you visited the salt flats last year? Are you becoming a salt connoisseuse?