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La Dune du Pyla

Or La Dune du Pyla in french.

Yestarday I was gone to see the big dunes named Pyla near Arcachon. It was an unique experience.

I taken the train from Angouleme where I was via Bordeaux to Arcachon. From there I taken a local bus and I arrived to a place called “Jetee du Moulleau”. there are cca 3 km and I taken my shoes off and I begun walking to the beach until I reached the Great Dunes of Pyla. When I closed to the dunes there are 100 m more difficult to pass because the water is very close to the shore and I was forced to mount the dikes which have an acceptable angle, but you can hold the concrete fence with one hand (left hand if you walk to the dunes ) and after there is no problem to walk. You can walk, but you must pay some attention and maintain a permanent contact with your hand on the fence. So don’t hurry, walk slowly.

And VOILA. I finally arrived to the dunes after 45 minutes of walking , and I begun ascending the dunes which is a little more difficult that I believed, because the sand is not very stable underfoot.

The experience is incredible. The beauty of this place is extraordinary. The combination of colors of blue of the water and sky (if you catch a clean sky), yellow from the color of the sand and the green from the trees and the forest nearby. All give a spectacular view. And when you are on top, the landscape permits you to view the island of sand close to the dunes from the continent. I was also able to see the curvature of the Earth, because the ocean have regularity. It’s fantastic.

This planet, this place of ours is amazing. We have in this world beauties even beyond our imagination. I have seen before I go to the Dunes of Pyla images, but nothing compares to really be there. Images are just a small representation of the reality. Because when you are there, the feelings, the sensations, the smell and all your sensitives organs are working. The nature, the Universe in which we are living is giving us all we need to be happy. They are giving us all we need to live in harmony, to live in a peaceful world.

We must pay a special attention to preserve what we have and to let also others to see, because everyone has the right to know and to be happy in this world.

The Great Dune of Pylathe forest from Pyla

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This small Universe of ours, has always delighted me, always gave me an extraordinary happiness, a real feeling that I am part of something much bigger than me and that we can together share our lives. Is this the purpose of life ?

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