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Brittany Coast
Etables-sur-Mer Friday 29 May 2015
We guess you are all logging in to Google Maps or Google Earth to find out where on Earth we are. Try the north west corner of Brittany.
We have had a great time exploring the more popular parts of Brittany so today we head further west in the search of the real Brittany. A quick stop at Mr Leclerc for provisions and cheap diesel (€1.21 per litre and no road user charges) and we head NW on motorway N12. Motorway driving is not the most enjoyable way of seeing the country but it gets you quickly to the start of the sightseeing part. Binic looked like a great place to start the second part of today's drive.
It was a cool day and the happy travellers did not want to picnic out in the 12 degree temperature, so it was an "in car" lunch. From Binic we followed the coastline for some time. Wonderful sandy beaches alternated with rugged rocky bays. If a hot summer comes to this area we could imagine the crowds fighting over a carpark and then commandeering their few square metres of beach space. Rhododendrons are in full flower
Brittany Coast
One of many rocky inlets and line the narrow roads.
After driving for about two hours and only covered about thirty kilometres it was time for a hot coffee in the little village of Pampol. Something we have noticed is the dual language sign posts. It is obvious that the Breton language is being encouraged. There seems to be a similarity between the Breton language and what we have seen in Cornwall. We understand the language came from Britain in the early Middle Ages and is closely related to the other Brittonic language found in Cornwall.
Rain started to set in and we still had to find our accommodation for the night. Great to have a friend like Polly. Without a bat of an eye she knew exactly where Plounevez-Lochrist was. Just as well because we didn't. We still had about an hour and a half driving over 90 kilometres of country roads.
Our accommodation for the next two nights is in a renovated farm building where the owners farm about 60 cows and many pigs. For a brief moment we thought we were sharing with the pigs. Fortunately there are a few walls between us and them. On a positive note
Brittany Coast
One of many interesting homes. no one can accuse anyone else of snoring, the pigs can take the blame. Our hostess comes from Mauritius and is married to a local farmer. Another local farmer spent six months on a dairy farm in NZ and came back with stories of huge herds and the cows spending all year outside.
We enjoyed a wonderful meal in a nearby town, Lesneven. The waiter was delightful and happy to improve his English. He is a full time waiter and went through a four year apprenticeship. We thought he may have been a student and this was a part time job.
It has been a long day but one we enjoyed. The highlights being the buildings, countryside and the evening meal. Our accommodation is great and we have a fridge! Being so far west it is still light at 10:30 pm.
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