La Rochelle is about 10 mins from this site so
after telling the kids back in Loire one day that their behaviour had been appalling
we decided that we should take them to the aquarium. We got up early – had to really squeeze past
the chalet driver’s cars to get out! Chris is adamant we need ot get power-steering fitted! We
were a bit apprehensive about using the satnav as when we were looking for a
supermarket yesterday it directed us to the 10th century market in
the very heart of old La Rochelle!!! We
got some VERY funny looks – was pretty crazy to be driving through the medieval
streets, one guy even took our photo!!! We must have looked a right sight!!!
Still, it did do its job fine and we found the
car park for campers and walked to the aquarium; we walked through the old port
and arrived to find a 30 min queue already and it was only 10am!! Finally got in to find a ridiculous system of
buying tickets and then going through a turnstile and then wait to go into a
submarine before finally entering the aquarium itself. Chris became fairly irritated by it!!
Personally I find aquariums to be pretty much of a muchness,
but the kids really enjoy them. I did
like the jellyfish of which there were plenty!
Probably spent about 2hrs there which when compared to the time we went
to Blueplanet in Chester was pretty impressive!!
Afterwards we drove down to L’Houmebeau port
where Chris taught Evan to skim stones. Went
to a Bricolage shop after to buy a voile to keep mosquitoes out of the main
door. Bought a proper weighted thing but
got back to Flo to discover it wasn’t wide enough – typical us, waste of
money!! Hopefully we can use it
somewhere at home instead!!
Chris cooked beef curry for tea, Evan said it was
the best meal of the holiday so far!!! So funny!
