On off-days May 13th and 14th, I made an overnight trip to the coast—about two-and-a-half hours away. Plan was to visit two islands, one accessible by ferry only, the other accessible by a bridge. Île d'Yeu, located about 25km off the coast and reached by an half-hour ferry ride was first. The next day I drove over to explore Île de Noirmoutier. While some of these photos look deserted, it was actually a holiday weekend here and there were a lot of people on both islands. (Click on photos to enlarge—some captions have stats on the islands.)
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L'île d'Yeu.
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Harbor, l'île d'Yeu.
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Harbor, Port-Joinville.
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Harbor, Port-Joinville, île d'Yeu.
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Harbor town street, Port-Joinville, île d'Yeu.
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Poissonnier—fish seller.
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L'île d'Yeu—quiet street.
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L'île d'Yeu. Path to the vieux Château.
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Path to the vieux Château.
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Path to the vieux Château.
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The vieux Château on the cliff. Lîle d'Yeu.
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The vieux Château on the cliff. Lîle d'Yeu.
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The vieux Château on the cliff.
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Path along the cliffs.
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Looking toward the lighthouse.
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More rocks.
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Pointe des corbeaux, Île de Yeu.
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And a few more rocks.
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Pointe des Corbeaux, Île d'Yeu.
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Changing islands. Noirmoutier.
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Overlooking salt marshes. Noirmoutier.
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Oysters, salt and tourists. Noirmoutier.
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Nature preserve, Noirmoutier.
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Salt marsh, Noirmoutier.
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Sandy beach, cool breeze. Noirmoutier.
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Biking road, Noirmoutier.
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Oak trees, Noirmoutier.
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Beach huts and bikes, Noirmoutier.
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Swimming is for fish. Noirmoutier.
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Beach access, Noirmoutier.
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Beach on Noirmoutier.
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Dinghies. Noirmoutier.