Thanks for the advice everyone!
I should've come back to clarify. It's not a matter of IF I'm going there, it was more a matter of WHEN.
As far as taking a ferry, I have considered that (and thanks zoe67 for mentioning a specific company). Not sure if I want to spend 4.5 hours (on the express!
) doing that, vs. flying into CDG and taking a train out to the coast. In the end, the amount of time is probably the same, and
I think it's going to come down to whether or not I plan on renting a car in the area to do some other exploring. I don't know how to drive a manual transmission, and apparently my odds of getting an automatic will be significantly improved at CDG (but even there it's not guaranteed). On the other hand, I like the idea of having a nice relaxing ride instead of driving that far. More research to be done...