GIANT OCTOPUS IN THE SKY OF CHATELAILLON BEACH, FRANCE

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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 24^th 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 2^nd 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.

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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.

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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.