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Published: September 12th 2018
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Brittany ferries steamed us into Roscoff at 7am gently bringing us around with ‘doctor waiting room ’ music, just slightly annoying!! By 6.30am we had re-joined Poppy in Harvey, where she had stayed overnight. Roscoff centre was only moments away so we parked up just past the daily market setting up to sell its wares, a wander around found what we were looking for coffee and a pain au chocolat, we had truly arrived in France!! Our first nights stop was Plouescat now a sleepy seaside resort, the coast is littered with huge bolders, in gardens, between houses and all along the coast. A drive further along to our next stop an ex camp site now aire, a cliff top site with easy cliff walks and one to the most westerly point of France, and a photo opportunity. Next point to visit was the anchor shaped Crozon Peninsular, and part of The Parc Naturel Regional d’Amorique, and reputed to be one of most scenic spots in Brittany ,and our first views didn’t disappoint! Our first night was at Morgat a beautiful Sandy Bay (sadly like a lot of beaches here no dogs allowed!!) the aire just off the seafront and close
enough for an evening amble, and obligatory iceceam! Our next stop Camaret ser mur was very reminiscent of home the cliff tops were covered with short Heather and Gorse, shortened due to the lack of soil, add to this the high sea cliffs (making it impossible to let Poppy off the lead!) just like Exmoor, we felt right at home.
We headed to the Camping Municipal site and settled into to enjoy its welcome sunshine and a BBQ on our 13
th anniversary was an enjoyable end to a couple of days sitting in the sun. Before heading off we walked out to the point where a memorial to those lost at sea in the battle of the atlantic. Leaving the coast for a night brought us to Locronan which we can only describe as the ‘Dunster’ of Brittany, coaches lined the car park when we arrived but by 8pm we had the place to ourselves sublime and a lovely wander to end the day. A short hop on is Quimper and the main reason to visit is to visit its slanted half-timbered houses and narrow cobbled streets and The Cathedral St Corentin building work started in 1239
and like all good cathedrals it wasn’t finished until the 1850’s it has a distinctive kink built into its soaring light filled interior said to symbolize Christs head inclined on one shoulder as he was dying on the cross.
So what or who has dictated our route to date! I or we normally plan on where and what we plan to see, this trip has however had none of that sort of planning (life over took!!.) We have ‘The Lonely Planet book which has its 8 highlights and then I picked up on the Telegraph top 10 towns to see in Brittany, so that has served us well, as of today having left Roscoff and headed east, it appears we have been following the sun! We have seen beach resorts of some grandeur and some quaint village spots, fishing harbours and found some quiet bays which have been our overnight stops, we use Aires (Free and small charge overnight parking areas) and campsites when we want a bit more down time. The Patisserie’s are to die for, the bread a daily delight but struggling with the amount it is to eat out!! Our final stop before
heading inland and north was Carnac predating Stonehenge, by around 100yrs it also tops it by sheer number of stones some 4000, just 30% of what would have been here originally, it makes this the world’s greatest concentration of megalithic sites! With my knee making it impossible to walk the whole site we opted for a bus tour and English commentary and a good way to spend an hour.
It is time now to move away from the coast and head for the inland delights that Brittany has to offer, it all looks very pretty from here onwards.
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Really enjoyed reading this. Quite a few of the places we have visited when the children were young. Practising our French! Catching up with French penfriends etc Let us know...we can meet for lunch, not at half term tho.Mon and Sat are out forus. Mike says you must keep going and enjoy further visits! As he says..life in the young dogs.. yes we must meet up and catch up.we enjoyed Iceland very much. Lots of love, mike and Janet. Suggestions?..the Lion, Rest and be thankful, white horse at Exford..takes dogs