Bassin d'Arcachon - France - In the air & on the water

in #travel7 years ago

Hi everyone,

Near my hometown is a wonderful place, quite unique, called Bassin d'Arcachon, Arcachon being the "biggest" city around the site.

This "kind of" inside sea is one of a kind.
It's 155 km² hosts many oyster-farmers, where are produced (and raised) one of the most famous oysters in France.
You can also find there the biggest sand dune in Europe, called "Dune du Pyla" or "Dune du Pilat", which spelling is still the subject of many fights up here !
It is directly linked to the Atlantic Ocean.

I had the chance to fly over it with a friend amateur-pilot, and even take control of the plane !
This is some pictures of this wonderful experience, mixed with photos that I took while hanging with my family on my boat :

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Ready to take off IMG_1166.JPG

...with the kids !IMG_1168.JPG

City of AresIMG_1172.JPG

Flying over "Bird's Island"IMG_1175.JPG

Presqu'île du Cap-FerretIMG_1177.JPG

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Such a great feeling !IMG_1180.JPG

Boats in the creekIMG_1184.JPG

Everything's ok captain !IMG_1186.JPG

Atlantic Ocean meets the Basin!IMG_1188.JPG

Dune du Pyla on the rightIMG_1190.JPG

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Banc d'Arguin in the middleIMG_1198.JPG

Bird's Island againIMG_1203.JPG

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Back on the ground with some clamsIMG_1223.JPG

Cleaning up the areaIMG_2755.JPG

Enjoying life up thereIMG_2784.JPG

My daughter learns how to ride a boatIMG_2899.JPG

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Dune du PylaIMG_2960.JPG

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And finally the Cabanes Tchanquées (which is pretty untranslatable !)IMG_1611.jpg

That's all for today, hope you'll enjoy viewing those pictures !

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Thanks mate ! Your photos are amazing as well !

Excellent post my friend, visit my profile and read mine.

I just did ! Nice photos, and interesting insight. I do understand what you place is going through. Keep promoting environmental awareness !

C'est ma-gni-fi-que!!!!!! Je sais déjà où j'irai pour mes prochaines vacances;) je ne pilote pas l'avion, malheureusement, mais vu de la terre ça a l'air fantastique aussi. Great pictures, thank you for sharing them. Upvoted!

Tu es la bienvenue ! Même sans savoir piloter, il est très facile de faire un tour en avion au dessus du Bassin pour une somme modique !
Je ferais bientôt un post sur les meilleurs endroits où se restaurer/boire un verre/déguster des huitres/passer un bon moment.

Bonne idée pour les adresses des restos. Je suis moi aussi en train de faire un guide sur les endroits sympas un peu partout dans le monde. On échangera nos bonnes adresses alors. 😉

Avec plaisir !

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