Elsien's Traveblogue

 Montpellier, 21st August 2012
This is how I like the beach best - empty! In order to get to the beach before it gets crowded, you have to be there well before 10.00 in the morning - by 10.30 it already fills up.
This is the canal at the end of Palavas, our nearest beach, with only a few little boats, looks kind of dreamy.
 And here is the view of the promenade and the beach, also at the end of Palavas. No bodies yet, and the area round the dustbin is clear and clear.
The temperature hasn't got to 30° yet either, but even at that time in the morning it was already climbing. There was no breeze at all, the sky was hazy, it was humid even - it's rarely like this here. We left at about 10.30 when the crowds arrived, went inland to find shady trees, but on the way back from there I noticed the temperature had gone up to 41°.
And this is what I like best about the beach in summer. I don't actually like lying on it much, too sandy, uncomfortable and boring. I prefer sitting in a cafe with a book or just people watching, and a drink. Out of season I like walks along the beach ...