This year, Châtelaillon Plage
again hosted The Festival du Cerf-Volant et du Vent, which is a kite and
propeller. This festival is an international event and attended by hundreds of
participants who came from France and other countries. In this 24th
edition the event is held for 3 days in a row. According to one of the
participants Mr. Dominique HENRI, the festival was held for the first time in
1994.
This year is my lucky year,
because last year I was not able to attend this festival. Although I can visit
this event this year but once again I have to be dissapointed, because I came
on the 2nd day and on that day the weather was not too good, cloudy
and the wind was so weak there were not many kites flyig in the air. But no
problem at all, because the next day I came back again.
As seen on the forecast, today is
better than previous one. The sky is bright, temperature is about 24°Celcius
and the wind blows stronger. When I got there, I was mesmerized by the scenery
in the sky. The scene I saw this day is very different from the previous day. I
see hundreds of kites flying and dancing the sky of Châtelaillon Beach. The shape
is also various, from the simple shaped kites to the more specific shape are
available. From circle or triangle shaped to animal shaped kites like whale and
giant octopus.
In addition to featuring kites
for recreation, the participants also feature kites for sport such as kite
surfing, as well as kites that can be used for fishing. Why is it named
kites and air festival? Because in addition to featuring kites, this festival
also features a variety of fan or propeller. For the children, they provide
playground and various competitions such as kite making and decoration
competitions.
How To Get There
Châtelaillon Plage is a beach in
southwestern France. This beach is in the Charente-Maritime Department. For those
who use private vehicles of course can easily look for it. As for you who use
public transportation there are 2 choices that is using the train or bus. I recommend
using the bus, because it is cheaper, it is also not too far away distance. Approximately
45 minutes from Place de Verdun. For
bus schedule please see here.
See you at next year’s festival
Aurevoir.
