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Europe » France » Brittany » Audierne October 8th 2015

AUDIERNE BRITTANY We were looking for a bit of sun and hopefully a beach after 4 days of rain interspaced with howling gusts of Atlantic winds that rocked poor old Skippy when we parked at night. Audierne faces south west and might be out of the way of the worst of the north winds that bring the worst weather. And as we got near the fog lifted and the sun worked its magic. The wind had blown the heavy weather away and inside at least we could feel more positive. Audierne is not exactly on a main tourist route but as I write at 6pm there are a dozen or so motor homes ( camping- car en François ) in the parking lot on the banks of Riviere le Goyen, and of course at this time ... read more
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Europe » France » Brittany » Audierne April 20th 2014

Saturday, 19th April 2014 We made a relatively early start this morning, heading for the town of Audierne, just over 15kms north of us, for their Saturday morning market. The weather was fine and with little traffic on the road we made fairly good time, even though we made a few wrong turns. No matter, the GPS got us back on track in no time. Audierne is a fishing village set picturesquely on the side of a mountain overlooking the river inlet. Along the harbour stretches the town's main shopping area with its cafés, bars and restaurants, creperies, boutiques, estate agents and holiday agencies, the town hall, the tourism office, and the regional bus stop. In Rags' opinion markets are markets, with little to differentiate them. This one did have a few differences compared to others, ... read more
At the markets
Point du Raz
Mmm, crepes.




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