Blogs from Paimpol, Brittany , France, Europe

Verplaatsing naar Ploubazlanec. Nooit van gehoord. Een naam die ergens het eind van de wereld suggereert in Bretagne. Zal dat even tegenvallen. Vanaf daar, de Pointe de l'Arcouest vertrekken veerboten naar Îsle de Bréhat. Een autovrij eilandje van 3.5km lang en 1,5km breed. Wie zou daar nu ook nog naartoe willen, dachten wij. En of we ons misrekend hadden. Bij het naderen van die plaats, stonden al die smalle straatjes vol geparkeerd langs beide kanten, zodanig dat een MH nog nauwelijks door kon. Eindelijk aangekomen bij onze geselecteerde 2** camping stond er al een bordje, 'Complet – sauf réservations' ! Lap, weeral ! En Claire van onze gps, maar continu zeuren : 'Maak een U-bocht'. We konden nauwelijks vooruit ! Dus Fran telkens maar uitstappen, om te zorgen dat ik de ingeklapte spiegels van al die ... read more

Another scooter day and Kisbee has really enjoyed itself whizzing us along the quiet lanes of this beautiful part of Brittany which we have been enjoying so much. It did help that the sun was out and shining beautifully with just a hint of cloud to protect us from burning. We stopped first at the Moulin de Craca. A full sailed windmill on a cliff top overlooking the bay of Paimpol. Only two problems. One, the mill is only open to visitors on Sunday and Tuesday and it was Saturday. Two, the carpark was pretty full with traveller, French ones this time, caravans, vans, and campervans. We noted that they were stealing electricity by wiring their cable directly into the windmill’s external supply. We decided not to park Kisbee in among them so drove through the ... read more

Left our site at Carantec to travel a bit further West to Cap Horn, just south of Paimpol. We drove along some very pretty Breton countryside with occasional glimpses of the sea as the road went nearer to the coast. Lannion was an interesting town to drive through. Built along a river we were amazed to see the most enormous market along one side. We weren’t held up by it for long but I doubt we would have found anywhere to park if we had planned to stop here. We realised as we were driving along that we were likely to find the campsite shut for lunch if we arrived too early. When we came to Tréguier Bob turned off and into the town and fantastically, but not unusually for France which is motorhome friendly, there ... read more