Les Sables D'Olonne - home of the Vendee Globe and the Sables D'Olonne Ironman

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The weather has really settled down into a warm summer mode. We are much further south and the storm has cleared.

Stunning beach you can see why it is called Sables D'Olonne



It was party town when we were there as thousands of competitors were in town

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