Blogs from Brittany , France, Europe - page 25

Cannot believe the wonderful weather we are enjoying. Apart from a few showers in first couple of day it has been gloriously sunny. Weather forecasts suggest we should make the most of it so we are making hay….. Got the scooter out of the garage and headed south to Douarenez, 25 km away. Stopped first at Plomodiern to fill scooter with fuel. Bob filled it himself - then realised pump was not self-serve but scooter tank is tricky to fill and has to be done really slowly with me watching the pump and counting off in ¼ litres. We admired the little market in the centre of the town and the pretty church then carried on our way. Very pleasant drive with not much other traffic and a view to the sea most of the way. ... read more

Time to move on. Nearly knocked another point off my campsite rating when I had to wait 10 minutes for someone to appear, with no apology, at reception so I could book out. Pointed out the date in the ACSI book when the services should close, not 4 days earlier as actually occurred, and got a very Gallic shrug in response. “C’est une erreur” she said, “as if I care” she undoubtedly muttered under her breath .. Even less impressed when Bob used the grey water dumping spot and damaged a trim on the bottom of the Tandy getting off it as it is very stupidly on a high ramp. We drove back across the marais and headed direction Vannes. At one point I spotted a name on the map I liked, La Roche Bernard, so ... read more

Quite sad to leave our lovely site at Loches but time to find the sea. Weather promised great things as we left, blue sky all the way, which made for a brilliant drive as everything always looks so much better when the sun is shining. This applied especially to the massive fields full of enormous ripe sunflowers which lined our route for the first hour. Simply wonderful. We drove due west, at first avoiding the main roads and went along a lovely route through the fields which are unbounded by hedges, just stretching as far as the eye can see with ripe grain crops and sunflowers. The river valleys of the Loire and Indres were just visible to the north and we took our time and enjoyed the views. As we got further west and away ... read more

Visited the tallest lighthouse in Brittany in the village of Penmarc'h. You can climb the 300+ steps to the top and see for miles. I'm not the most bravest of persons when it comes to heights (!) but the view is worth it when you get to the top. Noticed that after we'd been to the top it got very busy and the queues were quite long after 1pm . Visited Countries Map ... read more

Tuesday 6th July We had pre-arranged to meet up with friends of ours from Dunning, who were on their annual vacation in their motorhome somewhere near the Dourdogne. ·So we set off towards Montignac to rendevous with Sally and Muriel. We have enjoyed a couple of very pleasant days in their company, revisited some favourite sights within that region and passed some happy hours indulging in some very tasty food cooked by Alan and a bottle or two of France’s best product. It was very warm at around 37 degrees which prompted Sally to lead us into the pool at the campsite. After introducing Sally to an Aire at Les Eyziers, we said our goodbyes and departed heading west towards the Atlantic coast. Sunday 10th July We camped at the municipal site in Bergerac which was ... read more