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Day Trip to the Coast

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This is my new neighborhood. This corner of the Marais Poitevin is closer to the coast than am I, so it is flatter and wetter than around my house. Still, it gives you the idea. That sky is the same in both places and it will clear your head out in 90 seconds flat. So, lesson time. The Marais Poitevin is a marsh. Over time folks have created canals and these ditches, which allow the adjacent ground to drain. Some of the land is used for farming or salt making or preserved as wildlife area. Some of it is developed; you would never know you are in an area designated as a park. All of it is windy, so we are looking at adding a wind turbine or two to the house.
This is my new neighborhood. This corner of the Marais Poitevin is closer to the coast than am I, so it is flatter and wetter than around my house. Still, it gives you the idea. That sky is the same in both places and it will clear your head out in 90 seconds flat.
So, lesson time. The Marais Poitevin is a marsh. Over time folks have created canals and these ditches, which allow the adjacent ground to drain. Some of the land is used for farming or salt making or preserved as wildlife area. Some of it is developed; you would never know you are in an area designated as a park. All of it is windy, so we are looking at adding a wind turbine or two to the house.