Author: Windy Miller

Got back about 5pm and needed to wash pants & socks…

Now although this is not a traditional “sit by the pool & veg” holiday – the sun was still out so bibbed off to La Piscine for about an hour & a half & listened to music & had a cheeky wine…

Dave joined me for a bit but sat in the shade reading his MCN (Motor Cycle News) – see below…

I then tried to capture the sun on the pool (as it looked like stars to me – especially after the alcohol !!!) – I’m no David Bailey but here you go…

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• Location: 48° 34′ 58.27″ N 2° 48′ 19.2″ W

So we polished off the Kir Bretons, then had a wander along the front and went to a tat shop (got some Breton jewellery for my mum & me & also a fridge magnet for Aunty Et).

Then went to the place next door to where we had the Kir Bretons as it was more “restaurant-ey” and Dave had had Entrecôte (rare) with Bearnaise sauce and I had my usual (Poulet Maison Salade) avec un ouef !!!

Had a sparking Kir for aperitif, white wine with the meal and tea (pour moi) and cafe (pour Dave) after…

Yum – idyllic – very happy 😊 xxx

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• Location: 48° 39′ 18″ N 2° 50′ 7″ W

Went to L’Etables Sur Mer for the market – and it ended up being only 6 food stalls (😂) so we bibbed on back to the same place as yesterday but went to the Centre Ville today (not Le Port where the market was).

Bit cloudy to start with but found a place overlooking the bay and here’s My Dave enjoying his cafe au lait – and look – I found a friend (shhh – don’t tell Bertie I was cheating on him !!!).

THEN the sun come out and we ordered two Kit Bretons (Kir liqueur and Breton Cidre !!!) – which came complete with snacks in a silver cup with a map of Ireland 🇮🇪 on !!!

Salut !!! Xxx

• Location: 48° 39′ 17.86″ N 2° 50′ 6.74″ W

So bit of breky and then destination  St-Quay-Portrieux for a market…

Initially went to the Centre Ville (town centre) and couldn’t see any stalls so practiced my rusty French A’Level on a little old lady (and she understood me !!!) and said it was at Le Port – so followed the signs, found it and parked up.

Pretty big market with clothes, food, etc.  Dave always enjoys the brightly coloured food – hence the olives photo below.

Got a couple of scarves and another circular towel (for the kitchen in the motorhome) then went to a little typically French cafe (mainly for a VISIT if you know what I mean 😂) but also a cafe au lait (pour Dave) and by accident I got a hot chocolate – and it was lovely (surprising as most of you will know I went off chocolate about a year ago…) xxx

 

• Location: 48° 38′ 50.15″ N 2° 49′ 38.07″ W

So after Boules, we set off on (what turned out to be) a 2 hour walk down to the beach then up on the cliffs (bit lairy in parts – well for me not Dave !!!)

The photo below doesn’t give the feel of how close (weather-wise) and just how high it was – but hey regardez mon nouveau Breton t-shirt (normally I advocate that horizontal stripes make you larger – but I’m WAY past that now !!!)

Anyway I was in charge of “supplies” and taking 75cl of Muscadet and only 50cl of water was a mistake…

Got back to The Van, had a big drink of water (!)  and recovered and our little mate turned up again – Robin… xxx

• Location: 48° 34′ 58.13″ N 2° 48′ 19.01″ W

After we left the Pirate Festival, had a wander around the tat shops and Dave had happy memories of his childhood when he saw the “Spud Gun” (I’ve never seen one…)

Then we treated ourselves to a lovely set of 8 silver boule and came back and had a few games but Dave kept whooping me !!! Xxx

So we trundled off on The Duke for a non-existent 10am Mass in Pordic then bibbed off to the next town (Bicnic) and arrived in time for the 10:30am Mass at Notre Dame de Bon Voyage – gorgeous church – piccie of the altar below.

Let Dave off attending this week (!) and he went for coffee & croissant  across the road then saw (and took piccies of):-

1. A Solex (which is a motorised bicycle that runs on fuel !l

2. A 41 foot boat called a Dehler – for Paulie…

Then I caught up with him after Mass and there was this wierd Pirate Festival going on – mostly for the kids but everyone was seriously dressed up and there were shows & stalls (selling Pirate gear) & livestock…

So here I am with a Pirate – and also next door – a piccie of a camel !!

• Location: 48° 36′ 0.89″ N 2° 49′ 31.43″ W

For those of you viewing the blog who haven’t seen it in the flesh – there is a contraption attached to the back of The Van called an “Easy Lifter” on which the little 200cc KTM motorcycle goes (“The Duke”).

It always creates interest with the male populous when we go anywhere as it ISN’T articulated (like a lorry) – it has wheels like a supermarket trolley that spin – so it it like an extension of The Van and is thus easier to reverse.

ANYWAY (TMI for the girls but stay with me…) we got back to The Van parked at the side of the road in Morlaix and Dave frowned as (because the parking spots were narrow) he had parked The Van wheels on the pavement but (as the Easy Lifter (which I will now refer to as the E-L) is narrower) the E-L wheels were on the road just about touching the kerb.

He announced that we should use FaceTime on our iPhones with me pointing my phone at the Easy Lifter wheels so he could see better – in addition to the camera on the back of The Van to reverse out of the spot.

Well I tried my best but the view on my phone (that Dave sees) is just a little tiny square in the bottom left or right (can’t remember which) – and I pointed it OK initially but then he started moving towards me (as he was reversing) and the next thing I knew – the wheels of the E-L spas’d and the whole thing tipped over and banged down on the pavement – with the bike  🏍  on it – so it was sticking its @rse in the air !!!

I had been yelling “STOP, STOP !!!” and banging the side of The Van – but it was too late…

Dave got out and he was NOT happy – he managed to lift it and get it sorted but was convinced something had broken and the whole thing would detach and kept stopping to check…

STRESS !!!

Unfortunately we don’t have a photo of it @rse-up but you can imagine…

And – to top it all off – got to the campsite ⛺️ and Dave decided we weren’t level so got the ramps out. Now we’ve used them lots before but he usually drives ONTO them (i.e. forwards) but (whilst I was in Reception sorting stuff) – he REVERSED onto them – and snapped off the waste pipe (the pipe you put over a designated hole in a campsite ⛺️ to empty the grey (waste) water).

Again  – NOT happy – even though he had a bottle of Cidre de Bretagne in the other hand !!! (See below) xxx

 

So trundled off after St Julien and came to Morlaix – a bustling, pretty town with a market in the centre (shopping – yey !!!)

Dave parked up and we had a wander and then he spotted the bar that he had previously stopped at for coffee with Mick & Paul – back in May so I took a photo – and look – his t-shirt matches the furniture !!! Xxx

• Location: 48° 34′ 57.83″ N 2° 48′ 18.65″ W

So we packed up at the previous campsite ⛺️ on Saturday at midday then headed east to make our way over to where we are now – just outside a place called Bicnic !!!

We took the coast road for some of the journey and when we were ready for us dinner (up North you have breakfast, dinner and tea !!!) – we stopped in St Julien and it was idyllic – here we are after dinner having us cup of tea !!! Xxx

 

• Location: 48° 37′ 9.83″ N 3° 51′ 25.03″ W