🇫🇷 Île de Ré: Where Time Slows Down ⏳

✈️ Getting There Tiny La Rochelle airport: Waited 30 mins for a taxi 🚖 (€48 cash-only to Île de Ré!). August weather: Surprisingly perfect – warm days, cool nights 🌙 (no AC needed—just open windows + cozy blankets!). 🏡 Stay Oléla Resort: Pool 🏊♀️ + games (basic but comfy). Pro tip: "Embrace the island breeze—it’s nature’s AC!" 🌬️ 🚲 Transport Biked everywhere for 7 days 🚴♀️ (even crossed the bridge to La Rochelle!). Island life: Quaint villages, salt marshes, and endless bike paths. 🌊 Activities Beachcombing: Locals hauling in clams & crabs 🦀 (low-tide treasure hunts!). Surfing: Waves for all levels 🏄♀️. 🦪 Foodie Highlights Oysters: Tasted sizes 1-5 – briny perfection! 🍋 Seafood feasts: Whelks & sweet shrimp in La Flotte 🍤. Lobster rolls by the coast 🦞. Market gems: Smoked sausages 🥓 + fresh fruit stalls 🍓 (picnic gold). ✨ The Vibe "No rush, no crowds—just salt-kissed hair and sunsets that last forever." 🌅 #IleDeRe #SlowTravel #FrenchSummer #SeafoodLover #BikeLife