The Cap Ferret (not to be confused with Saint Jean Cap Ferrat on the Mediterranean) is a piece of land in the South West of France that separates the Atlantic Ocean from the bay of Arcachon. Nature is wild here. There is space. Sand dunes stretch into the ocean. Winds are strong. Waves throw you around like a washing machine of uncommon proportions. People living year-round on the Cape are used to rough weather conditions. Many of them work in oyster-farming, a real family business that has been passed on from generation to generation since Napoleon III promoted the creation of ..read more