We took the Ferry from Portsmouth in England to France today, as we start a two week summer vacation. We are staying in the small seaside town of Quineville in Normandy for the first two nights.
I went for a walk along the beach after dinner. The tide was right out and I spotted an oyster farm in the distance so took a wander down to see it. It was also approaching sunset, so it was a double bonus to see both !
Quineville is on the East side of Normandy, and has a fantastic long sandy beach that goes for miles in both directions. Its also quite shallow, so when the tide goes out, it goes way out.
I've also got a new phone, so it was great to try the camera out properly for the first time (just on auto settings though).
The camera was jumping into sunset mode itself for all of these shots, and it was really making the colours standout quite remarkably in the pictures.
It was actually quite a long walk to the oyster farm, about 1.5 miles. On the way there I found an empty oyster sack washed up on the beach.
The tide was starting to come in as I got to the farm, so I didnt hang around there too long. The oysters are sown into those sacks and put on these 'tables', which keeps them accessible for the farmer. They can then filter feed as they naturally would when they are covered over by the tide.
They are then set out is these long rows running down the beach towards the sea. There was tons of rows, so there must have been thousands of sacks, and millions of oysters !
The sunset was quite amazing the whole time. I was also managing to catch some nice reflections across the wet sand as well. The dark clouds were certainly helping to add some quite dramatic effects !
I passed this marker bouy (above) on the way to the oyster farm. It made for quite a nice 'prop' in this pic !
Its quite a pretty wee town, and we have actually passed through it before and visited the WW2 Normandy beach landings museum which is in the town (the main building you can see above). We'll aim to visit it again in the morning - the history of these beaches is quite impressive.
I was well impressed with the sunset. After travelling all day to get here, it was nice to get out for some fresh air and a nice walk.
I was quite happy with the pics the camera was taking - they were coming out quite nice.
This area is quite famous for its oysters. I dont like seafood at all, so I wont be sampling any while here - but I have to say it was great to get out to see the farm close up !
Well, I really did enjoy my sunset walk along the beach. I'm looking forward to our adventures tomorrow exploring the surrounding area, as we are staying for a further night at the same hotel in Quineville !