Quatrième Jour

Today we had breakfast at the café in front of the hotel in Loches, and drove immediately to La Rochelle. There, we went shopping, and had lunch in the district near the old harbor.

In Rochefort, not too far, we saw the shipyard where a small group of Navy enthusiasts are rebuilding the frégate l'Hermione, which was originally sailed by Lafayette to come and help the Americans fight for their independence from the British. Our guide Miriame taught us how ships were built and what life was like on a ship. Be ready, l'Hermione is going to sail to Boston in 2015.

We then too the bus to Nantes, where we had a long walk all the way to the restaurant. Some of us had oysters for the first time.