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Roscoff - more than just a ferry port

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July 4th 2013
Nearly forgot about this blog! Our final stop in France was Roscoff from where we took the ferry over to Plymouth. The drive there took a couple of hours and the weather wasn't great so Trish was left worrying about how rough the crossing was going to be. She needn't have worried. As we drove into Roscoff we were surprised by the number of wine and beer supermarkets. These are quite nor ... read more

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