Mont-St-Michel – 29th June Setting off early (well early for us) and away by 9:15am we thought we would get to Mont-St-Michel, have 2 or 3 hours there and head off to a small 3 van Aire for our last overnight stop before the ferry tomorrow. As usual the best laid plans can go awry […]
Category: Brittany and back
2019 trip to Brittany – our wanderings across the North Coast
Bretagne and back – Day 6
Leaving Landeda Au revoir to Les Abers – 28th June 2019 We left Camping Les Abers with smiles on our faces. Was 3 days enough, I think so, we could have stretched another day or two given the weather had changed for the better but inevitably when one is still working there are timetables to […]
Bretagne and back – Days 4 & 5
Landeda – Camping les Abers Nous sommes arrivons – 26th June 2019 Having driven through rain, into sunshine, arrived at our 3-night campsite and settled in with a beautiful sunset the night before – the rain then followed us. I’m not a superstitious bloke but I can’t help the holiday gods have got it in […]
Bretagne and back – Day 3
Dramatic coast, mist and a moustached bale. Brittany in our grasp – 25th June 2019 Leaving Treguier was a little sad as it was such a lovely spot – we could easily have stayed another day or two and explored further, but we had an appointment to keep at Camping les Abers near Landeda. Once […]
Bretagne and back – Day 2
Onions & Hooped shirts Breton beckons – 24th June 2019 Heck it was hot last night – 24°C in Hilma at one point. Now I’ve heard all these stories about not sleeping with the windows open on the continent just in case someone inserts a gas tube to knock you out while they rob you. […]
Bretagne and back – Day 1
Onions & Hooped shirts Breton beckons – 23rd June 2019 So, we are off to our Cornish neighbours – the Bretons. Now I’m no history teacher or aficionado but I recently read that Brittany did not really become part of France until 1532. Now I’m not about to delve into the history books and see […]