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Passage Du Gois

20 points by philshem 3y ago

JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B 3y ago
This road is only used by tourists and some people who park on the side of the road to get fish and crustaceans. People who live here take the bridge instead (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noirmoutier_Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noirmoutier_Bridge) which became free to cross a long time ago. It's actually a nice place to stay as the weather is warm during summer, and there is almost no one there in winter (no humans, no cars or humans' noise, it's both creepy and amazing at the same time). They have beer, good food, and people are usually nice. They also have some kind of local "HOA" (or laws maybe?) across the island which explains why most houses stayed in their traditional old-school style (blue shutters, white walls, specific chimneys that are sometimes fake...) Feel free to ask anything. It's the kind of place I would live in if I could be full-remote. Edit 1: While this post may be off-topic, I remember that there was a retro-gaming shop that used to sell NES, Super NES, Neo Geo, and Japanese games. It closed a few years ago but it was very strange seeing that on an island mostly populated by old people. That was not the kind of shop you would expect here.
- kalib_tweli 2y ago
  Funny enough I'm on my way to Noirmoutier right now. My wife's family has a house there on the northeast side of the island near where a lot of the oldest houses are. The Passage du Gois is very convenient when driving from Paris because it saves you about 40 minutes. Otherwise you need to take the bridge. The problem is that it's only for about an hour during low tide. It's peppered with towers for those unwise enough to overstay their welcome too. Happens every once in a while. You'll often find people parked all along the Passage hunting for mussels. The town definitely has rules about how your home must look (if it's a new construction). Old houses don't though. The town definitely empties out during the colder months but my wife and I still enjoy going there because it beats city living. Also they installed fiber optic internet not too long ago. Since we WFH, we try to go there as often as possible. The chimneys are likely real but sealed because of climate change related rules. There's also a castle that dates back to the 12th century built to protect monks from vikings. They've recently finished some restoration work there too.
- jfengel 2y ago
  I have a fondness for odd races -- I did the Marathon du Medoc a few years ago. The race across the Passage du Gois is going on my list.

20 points by philshem 3y ago

This road is only used by tourists and some people who park on the side of the road to get fish and crustaceans. People who live here take the bridge instead (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noirmoutier_Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noirmoutier_Bridge) which became free to cross a long time ago. It's actually a nice place to stay as the weather is warm during summer, and there is almost no one there in winter (no humans, no cars or humans' noise, it's both creepy and amazing at the same time). They have beer, good food, and people are usually nice. They also have some kind of local "HOA" (or laws maybe?) across the island which explains why most houses stayed in their traditional old-school style (blue shutters, white walls, specific chimneys that are sometimes fake...) Feel free to ask anything. It's the kind of place I would live in if I could be full-remote. Edit 1: While this post may be off-topic, I remember that there was a retro-gaming shop that used to sell NES, Super NES, Neo Geo, and Japanese games. It closed a few years ago but it was very strange seeing that on an island mostly populated by old people. That was not the kind of shop you would expect here.

kalib_tweli 2y ago
Funny enough I'm on my way to Noirmoutier right now. My wife's family has a house there on the northeast side of the island near where a lot of the oldest houses are. The Passage du Gois is very convenient when driving from Paris because it saves you about 40 minutes. Otherwise you need to take the bridge. The problem is that it's only for about an hour during low tide. It's peppered with towers for those unwise enough to overstay their welcome too. Happens every once in a while. You'll often find people parked all along the Passage hunting for mussels. The town definitely has rules about how your home must look (if it's a new construction). Old houses don't though. The town definitely empties out during the colder months but my wife and I still enjoy going there because it beats city living. Also they installed fiber optic internet not too long ago. Since we WFH, we try to go there as often as possible. The chimneys are likely real but sealed because of climate change related rules. There's also a castle that dates back to the 12th century built to protect monks from vikings. They've recently finished some restoration work there too.
jfengel 2y ago
I have a fondness for odd races -- I did the Marathon du Medoc a few years ago. The race across the Passage du Gois is going on my list.