Today was a big travel day. We got up bright and early at 9am– packing, moving cars from one parking lot to another, and then eventually putting distance between us and La Ciotat.
We arrived at La Tour Fondue, which I was really hoping was what it sounded like, but I guess it’s just an old tower. From La Tour Fondue, we took the ferry over to Porquerolles.
I had read once that Porquerolles had some of the nicest beaches in Europe. I think. I really don’t know how this landed on my radar, but I had bookmarked it even before planning this trip. But it’s true! It’s a small island just to the south of Toulon, with beaches galore.
We rented two bikes and rode them to La Plage De Notre-Dame, the farthest east. The terrain was mostly flat, but a few hills that I ended up walking. I’m not entirely out of shape, but the roads were gravel and the chain kept skipping, not to mention that the tire was fat and a little flat, so I gave myself permission to dismount as needed.
We road to the end of the beach and had a picnic and a swim. Not too many photos taken, since there were a handful of french people bathing as the french do. Mom threatened to join them.
After we had swam our swims, we road back to the ferry, waited for it to arrive, and took it back to the mainland, where we spent the next few hours driving to Nice!
Today was a big travel day. We got up bright and early at 9am– packing, moving cars from one parking lot to another, and then eventually putting distance between us and La Ciotat.
We arrived at La Tour Fondue, which I was really hoping was what it sounded like, but I guess it’s just an old tower. From La Tour Fondue, we took the ferry over to Porquerolles.
I had read once that Porquerolles had some of the nicest beaches in Europe. I think. I really don’t know how this landed on my radar, but I had bookmarked it even before planning this trip. But it’s true! It’s a small island just to the south of Toulon, with beaches galore.
We rented two bikes and rode them to La Plage De Notre-Dame, the farthest east. The terrain was mostly flat, but a few hills that I ended up walking. I’m not entirely out of shape, but the roads were gravel and the chain kept skipping, not to mention that the tire was fat and a little flat, so I gave myself permission to dismount as needed.
We road to the end of the beach and had a picnic and a swim. Not too many photos taken, since there were a handful of french people bathing as the french do. Mom threatened to join them.
After we had swam our swims, we road back to the ferry, waited for it to arrive, and took it back to the mainland, where we spent the next few hours driving to Nice!
By the time we got to Nice, it was already late. We found some parking, found our AirBnB, and then grabbed some late dinner near a fountain. The restaurant was probably more successful due to its proximity to a fountain, than to its quality.
