A Short Trip with Multiple Destinations:
Destination 1: La Grande Motte
Part Two: Beaches and Bulls
We now continue the beach walk started on the previous page, politely keeping a good distance from the people on the beach who deserve privacy:
The distance from the beach to the city is a pleasant few minutes' stroll:
If we now go back to that park in the above photo and turn to the right, we get away from the beach and walk on a protective barrier that protects the land and the beach from storm-wave erosion:
Turning around, there is a view of the lighthouse:
Note that this beach runs pretty much north-south, and we are looking north at this point, toward Montpellier, the city I flew in and out of (see previous page).
IRSN was indeed a splendid host for our meeting, and put on a feast for us at a local farm that also featured a dining room and served as a Bed and Breakfast. It was located well into the pastoral countryside that lay to the east of the city.
For our entertainment we got a hayride, and saw bulls in their pasture, up close, and inquisitive:
In the same pasture was a herd of pregnant mares:
Then we were treated to a bull"fight" with young men I worried about some (the bulls played their part and were aggressive):
The day ended without bloodshed in the arena, and with a splendid meal. Bedtime was well after midnight. Meeting started on time the next morning.
Click here to GO BACK to Part One of La Grande Motte
OTHER DESTINATIONS FOR THIS MARCH 2009 TRIP
Destination 2: Millau and Its Bridge
Destination 3: Underground Research Center at Tournemire
Destination 4: The Gorges of the Tarn (Introductionwith 10 sub-destinations)
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