Our campsite at the Dune de Pyla
Making ourselves at home
Checking out the Dune
Sunith is a great duen walker
Sanjay gives the short cut ( straight up a 30 degree incline) a try
Our first glimpse of the the Atlantic Ocean from the Dune
it is a strong cold windy day and there are no paragliders at the site
THe Dune is still an exciting place though
Speed Glider appears
Another one!
they are having fun in the super strong wind conditions
An amazing evening view
Sunith makes himself comfortable in the sand
check out the wind over the water
The next day it was sunny and the wind held promise
Clear skies and a morning cup of tea!
It is the summer holdiay season and this campsite is full
The campers next door are ready to head out
Sanjay organises breakfast
Sunith eyes the Dune - running up and down was a grand pasttime
On our way back from Sandfly to get a glider for me from Christof
At the site
Sanjay gets geared up
A clear day and the ocean looks inviting
Sanjay checks out my wing ( guess what i have a Mojo 2 curtesy Christof)
Sunith carries Sanjay's wing
feeling the wind
walking the gldier up to the edge of the dune
almost there
Give me back my wing
My turn now
Walking on tip toe
This is amazing
I am solid
I am free
come on Rao
The Raos take a long walk by the ocean along the dunes
Steady there !
One last mound to cross
Takeoff and soar or skim
No hurry to bring it down
Walking back to takeoff again
One two liftoff - this is fun
In the restaurant at night ( we called this place the Bandra Gymkhana) same same but different
Chocolate Sundae
Football time
Sunith with Enzo our neighbour at the campsite (the little boy opposite him) and other campers
Shoot! Shoot! - the boys are having fun
Another sunny morning and the little campers are off cycling
We have work to do before we get back to the site ( take the sand out of our wings)
Sunith has found a new past time - surfing down the steep sandy incline - dodging the trees
Lunch time
Kids playing diablo
Back at the site - sand surf and sky
Another good flying day
Come on up baby and lets go
Turn and go
Father and son have fun together
Run Run Run
brake brake
Sunith pay attention
wheeeeeee !
Crashing into the sand is so much fun
lets try reverse
Doing good Sunith
One more sandy crash
walking back home from the site
Glider in the tree
Sunith is at it again
He can run up and down this steep incline of sand 10 times in a row and not tire
I found once soooo difficult
Now its surfing time
scramble up
and then surf down
How much fun is this
it disco night at the Bandra Gym
Sunith and Sanjay at dinner
the place is begining to groove
Enzo and Sunith go over to the gaming area
Joined in again by another little fella
In the meanwhile cashew ( the dog) has taken over Enzo's pram
Spiderman - tries the climbing wall at the dune with his chappals on
After doing 5o meter 5C and 6A difficulty climbing routes in the Gorges of Verdon with Philippe this one is a piece of cake
Too easy
I can do this blind folded
Wow not bad
The wall from a distance - 50 feet - sunith did it blindfolded and enjoyed the sensory experience
A range of differnt types of campers
one more
cool lockers
/Walking to the site
Its looking good !
Dune dancing time again
As the evening progresses the winds get easier and the gliders happily float about
Sunith - making footprints in the sand
feeling the cold surf swirl around my ankles
squishy wet sand between my toes
Lying in the sun and watching the gliders play - our chief photographer at the dune spent more time doing his own thing. After taking a few pictures of us while we were near him, hooked off and did his own thing once we moved out of earshot.
Enzo ( under the pink towel) and his family
Leaving the dune - Sanjay outside the Sand fly office waiting to return my glider to Christof
Basin de Arcachon or the Arcachon Bay - it is a cold wet day. It was this way the evening we got here and the morning we leave so we have been lucky to have 3 clear days at the Dune
The road to the pier
exploring Arcachon
pretty street sights
A beautiful church - if you want to get married here register soon - they have a 3 year waiting list.
Pretty flower baskets
Merry go around
A classic view of the entire dune from the Arcachon pier - the Dune de Pyla is the largest sand dune in Europe
The largest sand dune in Europe, stretching 3 km and 114 meters high overlooking the Atlantic Ocean - A fine paraglding playground
Arcachon is a popular seaside holiday destination dotted with villas
More villas on the beachfront
Sunith at the pier
more beautiful flower baskets
still more beautiful flower baskets
At the Arcachon train station
at the station - dont miss the fan we carried all over France with us
In the TGV ( train grand vitesse) high speed trains in France - 3 hours from Arcachon to Paris
In the pantry car in the TGV
snack time
