Le Boat Trip

In the La Rochelle harbor

On May 3, Steve and I arrived in La Rochelle to meet up with Jody, Kelly and Nikki. La Rochelle is a beautiful medieval port city with much character. We drove down to Le Mas d'Agenais on May 7 to pick up our rental boat. First stop was Agen, another beautiful old city. We moored the boat at Buzet where we met neighboring full-time boat couples from England and Oregon (Newport). From there we went to Narec, a particularly interesting medieval city. The Saturday market was immense, and their annual Flower Market was in full swing - very colorful, as you can see in the photos. My nighttime photos of Nerac turned out beautifully. En route to Nerac, we pulled into the little village of Vianne. Everything was closing down for lunch hour(s). It is a bastide town from medieval days, meaning it was walled in on four sides, under the rule of a local lord (either English or French). Each corner of the bastide has a watchtower, providing protection from passing marauders.