With the tide out, it is a magical moment, rivulets of water swirl and eddy through the sand, the white cliffs of Cap Blanc-Nez loom behind me. There’s not a soul in sight. This jagged headland marks the start of the Côte d’Opale, which runs south-west from Calais for about 75 miles, and is part of the Pas-de-Calais region. ... read full story
"I grew up on the traditional flat-bottomed bacôve boats that navigate the waterways of our marshes, and my dream was to preserve this boatbuilding patrimony,"