to the lighthouse ... an adventure story

at the mouth of Gironde Estuary is the Cordouan lighthouse, built in the 17th century

  

      

find out more information about the Cordouan lighthouse here

Henry writes in the logbook‏,
"the lighthouse is awesome"

stopping for a biscuit break ...

on the way back to the boat, sinking into the sand

tom "sawyer" bastow ... and the medoc

Tom on the banks of the Gironde‏

quick geographic lesson,

the "Gironde" is an estuary made from the confluence of the Dordogne and Garonne Rivers

(wikipedia, Gironde Estuary)

here's a map,

click on this map (or these words) to go to a special "GOOGLE MAP" version which shows where Paulliac, the lighthouse are in relation to each other, as well as the town of Lesparre (where SUe and Alain live, and the farmhouse in Gaillon where the troups are billetted

Sue and Alain's house in Lesparre-Medoc, in 3 mini-movies