The Camargue (French pronunciation: [ka.maʁg]) (Occitan: Camarga in classical norm or Camargo in Mistralian norm) is the region located south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône River delta. The eastern arm is called the Grand Rhône; the western one is the Petit Rhône.
Administratively it lies within the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, the appropriately named "Mouths of the Rhône", and covers parts of the territory of the communes of Arles – the largest commune in Metropolitan France, and Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer which where we stayed. The campsite, a dust bowl, was adjacent to the Grand Rhone outlet which made the sea temperature something akin to Cape Town. This was our second seaside campsite on the South West coast and the temperature remained HOT, damn hot......
The town of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer hosts bull fighting every Saturday afternoon and has a very Spanish feel, with Flamenco shops and Paella at every turn, most strange for a French town.
We intended to stay here for five nights then we realised why there was such a high turn-over on the campsite......Sand Flies......nasty little buggers, stealthy, small and vicious. Having received 22 bites on my left arm and 18 on my right and my head covered with too many to count and poor Harley's face swollen we made a sharp exit......Well we had accomplished seeing the Flamingos, wild white horses and the black bulls and bought wild rice....eaten Paella, bull and been introduced to the delights of Melonade....an aperitif....Camargue Done.
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