The Slideshow magazine - Issue #36 - W i n t e r 2016

set up camp. Afternoon surf low tide for a 2nd surf on day one - not so consistent, but a couple of clean peely right handers.

On to La Torche. The surf had picked up and the boys scored some bombs. One snapped longboard later, we moved on to the Quiberon Peninsula and the 5 mile long Côte Sauvage, which lives up to it’s name - swimming is strictly forbidden along it’s wild and rocky coastline. Mostly free camping along this stretch in spots overlooking spots such as Port Blanc, so that those among us who were looking for heavier waves, good get an early surf before the crowd arrived.

The island of Il de Re was our next stop. Taking the toll bridge from La Rochelle out to this unique little island, we explored some of the spots that looked like they could be working.

Crozon Peninsula. Here we found a great campsite just round the corner from Goulien beach, and stayed for 2 nights, where we were joined by our friend in her campervan. Next day we headed to the North end of the beach where we found a great little wave. Busy, but fun plenty of waves to be had by all!

Back to Dossen for the last 2 days.

Our trusty municipal campsite had closed and so we free-camped in the main carpark behind the dune as a few people seemed to be doing. It was clear the ‘season’ was coming to an end, and we felt we had chosen the perfect fortnight to make our trip. The summer crowds had vanished, the weather was still fantastic apart from our penultimate day and a couple of heavy rain showers during the night.

For 2 weeks our vans had been our homes. We cooked on our hobs, sat