Latest News 2011/06/26

Arrived Cap d'Agde on Friday and stayed at Hotel La Bergerie - very comfortable and friendly - and well worth booking ahead. It's within walking distance of the naturist village. We were able to get a day's pass for 6 Euro's each (exhorbitant! but worth it because it allowed us to check out the parking spot reserved for our car as well as the location of our villa in Port Nature Village, as well as other facilities (supermarket in Port Ambonne, for example). We also checked in at AGN to see if we could get in a bit earlier yesterday. The staff there were very friendly and helpful (in French, German and English) and said to try at 3pm (three hours earlier than the 6pm check-in time they advertise).
On the day itself (yesterday, Saturday 25th) we checked out of the hotel at midday and were able to buy our 7 day entry smart card for car and passengers at the naturist village office (only 12 Euros for 7 days - compare with the 12 euros for two for one afternoon the day before when we didn't have our accommodation contract with us...)
We left the car in the Port Nature car park in OUR numbered spot and went to the beach again after locking all the luggage in the car. The weather is fantastic and has been ever since we arrived at the coast on Friday about midday. At the hotel they invited us to enjoy their very nice pool rather than the sea - TOO COLD they said... However, while "refreshing", the sea is perfectly bearable - especially in the shallower water.
The sea breeze can be usefully cooling, too, and we would advise slip-slops (thongs to some Aussies) or sandals when walking on sand away from the water itself. Sand-gropers (from West Oz) will know all about how even white sand can be burning hot in summer.... There was quite a crowd on the beach - and an amazing assortment of languages, body-types, preferences etc etc, as you would expect.
We were pleased to find the villa nicely fitted out - and well-worth booking about 6 weeks ago when they were getting scarce. It also has the advantage of being QUIET - compared with the partying crowd in the Port Nature apartment s. Saturday night was a visual spectacle with throngs of nudists dessed up - leather, chains, piercings, see-through finery, nets etc etc on display. It IS usual to wear something in the evening, it seems, and at least one venue demanded sexy and chic dress for couples as their dress standard.
Port Ambon seems to be the main shopping cntre for supermarket items, and there are numerous pretty affordable eating venues - pizzeria, patisserie, butcher etc. Note well that the supermarket closes in the early afternoon.
WI-FI - BUY A CARD AT THE SUPERMARKET FROM WISPOT www.wispot.fr NOT the German outfit. 38 Euros for 7 days and a faster connection is well worth it. Also, the website is much more approachable.
Hope all this helps someone else...
Cheers, Giles

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