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Europe » France » Brittany » Morlaix May 23rd 2015

Geo: 48.577, -3.82755Vers 9 heures, la côte est en vue et, peu après 10heures, après 17 heures de traversée, nous accostons au port de Roscoff. La petite vingtaine de passagerspiétons débarque une fois les garages laissés libre par les nombreux véhiculesprésents à bord. Un bus nous attend pour parcourir les quelques mètres nousséparant du terminal. Les contrôle de douane effectués, il est juste temps dese rendre à la gare pour attraper le TER de 11:39 pour Morlaix, ville fameusepour son viaduc surplombant le port et la place du marché, et, étape du jour.Nous retrouvons la langue de Jean-Baptiste Poquelin… Et des bières d'environsune demi pinte, ce qui est presque une offense en Irlande est finalement fortpratique pour se faire une idée ... read more
C'est bon la pêche à la sortie du port ?
On sort par la grande porte !
Gare SNCF de Roscoff

Europe » France » Brittany » Morlaix April 26th 2013

Francois had never married never even got near to it instead he became wedded to the local bar. There was nothing unusual in that since many both married and single men in Central Finistere spend the greater part of their life propping up the counter of their local bar. When Francois did eventually roll home from the Ty Anna is was usually to drink more and over the years he had perfected a simple routine, no matter how plastered he had been the night before he always managed to rise early and as the sun lifted itself over the neighbours hedge the front door would open and Francois would have a good cough, for inevitably being of true Breton stock he smoked and with this early morning wrenching cough came the vomiting. At this point one ... read more
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Europe » France » Brittany » Morlaix March 27th 2013

The past few days had been tainted with that only too familiar sense of apprehension that accompanies the long trek back to the northern hemisphere. It was the long weekend, yet another public holiday and I was to be treated to lunch down at the Hayshed Hill Winery near Margaret River. Twenty or so miles south of Busselton we pulled off the road and Lara informed Charley and myself that she had organised a 60th birthday surprise helicopter ride down the coast to Cape Leeuwin. The chopper landed and the pilot still in short trousers and surely far too young to be in charge of such a machine asked us if we would like the doors off. We were to be three passengers and as only boys can we all gave a resounding “ah yeeeh, wicked ... read more
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