My summer travels took me to France this year. We stayed in Le Crotoy which is in the region of Picarde. The Somme was not far from our house, just a bike ride away! You had to catch the tide at the right moment as it comes in and out very fast! We classicaly ate moules and frittes in a restaurant that over looked the wide stretch of river. You had to mind your toes as there are crabs in the water. We bought a shrimp net and went shrimping hoping to find some for our dinner (they are lovely boiled with a knob of butter) some generous fisherman kepy giving us buckets full of shrimps as they saw we were struggling to catch our own! A few crabs found thier way into the bucket but we put them back as they are not for eating!
Lots of beautiful yet abandoned house are along the streets of Le Crotoy - they make wonderful photgraphs!
From this photo you can see how far the water can go out as it is barely visible from where the photo was took! Some days the beach is full of families building sandcastles and having fun in the water and others it is just empty, despite the weather being magical!
The restaurant which served such wonderful food and drink, a perfect combination with that lovely view!
We travelled accross the island to the other side called Saint Valerie. Charming roof tops and houses light up during the wonderful sun set! You are very lucky to catch it when the sun set is out!
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