De-confinement Dreaming

The team at BordeauxLife are beyond excited that our favourite restaurant opens on 11th June and we’re starting to dream. It’s a balmy evening and we are sitting at a table with friends and family (socially distancing bien sûr!), we’re sipping a chilled glass of rosé and soaking up one of the best sunset views in South West France.  We’re looking at the menu - think local seafood platters and expertly prepared fish and anticipating the simple joy of eating something that has not been prepared in our own kitchen (we never want to see a pack of beef mince again - ever!).  

Where are we? La C(o)rniche in Pyla sur Mer of course - a 2 hour round trip for us which these days feels like a treat in itself - a little taste of the freedom that has been missing from our lives since 17th March.  La C(o)rniche is a hotel and restaurant on the Atlantic coast to the west of Bordeaux - a little slice of heaven on the edge of the largest sand dune in Europe.  

Perhaps we’ll leave Bordeaux a little earlier than planned and take a walk along an almost deserted beach - Plage Petit Nice would be perfect.  Fresh salty air and gentle waves.  The sand beneath our toes and a paddle in the icy ocean is the perfect balm for feet that have forgotten what the word “pedicure” means!

Pleasures such as these are something we took for granted 3 months ago, never for a minute imagining that life was going to charge so dramatically.  Our mental health has taken a beating and it has become increasingly tough as we move closer to seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. The world seems like a much smaller place now and focussing on local attractions without the stresses of air travel, in our opinion, is absolutely the way to go. 
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Where are your dreams taking you?  A family picnic or a hotel spa?  A walk on the beach or live concert?  We’d love to know.

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