L'île d'Oléron


Thoughts in Darrick Wood by Trevor Morgan 06 May 2020 (traduction française ci-dessous)

Many times, when I look up to the blue sky over Darrick Wood I think of “L'île d'Oléron”, which is the largest island on the French Atlantic coast. It is north of Royan, and the Gironde estuary, in the Aquitaine region of France. It is an extremely popular tourist location, but my wife and I love it. It has long sandy beaches and pretty villages in the interior.  It has many visitors in the summer but does not feel overcrowded.

We had one of the best cups of tea, I have ever been served in France – the owners of the café were Irish so that explains it.

The island produces some of the best oysters that I have ever tasted. When I visited a fish restaurant in London, a couple of years ago, I recognised the individual taste of these heavenly tasting molluscs to prove to myself that they genuinely came from “L'île d'Oléron”. This was a wonderful reminder of a beautiful island and I cannot wait to go back there after the confinement.








Pensées dans Darrick Wood par Trevor Morgan 06 mai 2020

Souvent, quand je regarde le ciel bleu au-dessus de Darrick Wood, je pense à « L’île d’Oléron », qui est la plus grande île de la côte atlantique française. Il est situé au nord de Royan et de l’estuaire de la Gironde, en Aquitaine. C’est un endroit touristique extrêmement populaire, mais ma femme et moi l’aimons. Il a de longues plages de sable et de jolis villages à l’intérieur. Il a beaucoup de visiteurs en été, mais ne se sent pas surpeuplé.

Nous avons eu l’une des meilleures tasses de thé, je n’ai jamais été servi en France – les propriétaires du café étaient irlandais, donc cela explique.

L’île produit quelques-unes des meilleures huîtres que j’ai jamais goûtées. Lorsque j’ai visité un restaurant de poissons à Londres, il y a quelques années, j’ai reconnu le goût individuel de ces mollusques de dégustation paradisiaques pour me prouver qu’ils venaient vraiment de « L’île d’Oléron ». C’était un merveilleux rappel d’une belle île et j’ai hâte d’y retourner après la detention.

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