Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Wednesday 29th - Thursday 30th May 2024 Having gone as far west as we could go in Brittany, and still having just over a week of our trip left, we decided to head in the general direction of Caen for our ferry crossing next Saturday. Wednesday: Pont-Criox and Concarneau, Finistère Pont-Criox: The small town of …
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Sunday 26th - Tuesday 28th May Our travels took us further south along the Finistère coast where we visited some more beautiful locations, not all of them directly on the coast. Sunday 26th May: Châteaulin and Locronan Châteaulin: A nice town to wander around as we were passing through, Châteaulin is situated astride the river …
Friday 24th - Saturday 25th May 2024 We stayed on the Atlantic coast of Brittany for a couple of days and found a rugged coastal landscape and wonderful secluded beaches, lighthouses, defensive castles and WW2 German fortifications. We also ran into a real mixture of weather, with bright and sunny periods, intermixed with thunderstorms and …
Thursday 23rd May 2024 The Town of Landerneau lies at the mouth of the river Elorn and is about 14 miles east of Brest. The town built wealth as a port in the 15th and 16th centuries via the trade in linen. Many of the buildings present today, date from that period. Le Pont de …
Tuesday 21st - Wednesday 22nd May 2024 Tuesday: Binic-Étables-sur-Mer We chose to visit Binic-Étables-sur-Mer, on the recommendation of someone we had met on our travels who had just come from there in their motorhome. It was not a bad recommendation; the town is a quiet seaside resort which, out of season, provided a nice relaxing …
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Monday 21st May 2024 We had been told that Dinan was worth a visit, and it absolutely is. You can read more about the town via this link: Dinan We had identified a motorhome aire, near to the Port de Dinan, just the other side of the viaduct. As today was Whit Monday and it …
Saturday 18th May - Sunday 19th May 2024 We have moved inland to spend a couple of nights at the small, but old city of Dol-de-Bretagne and are staying on an aire on the edge of the city centre. When we arrived, the automatic barrier was broken and the machine for buying a ticket, out …
Wednesday 15th to Friday 17th May 2024 The Flag of Bretagne We finally made it to Brittany on day 6 of the trip, or Breizh as the Bretons call it. We have slowly made our way to Saint Malo, up the eastern coast, then across the north of the peninsula. Wednesday: Cancale The seaside town …
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Tuesday 14th May 2024 We decided that a full day was appropriate for our exploration of Le Mont Saint Michel, so we booked for two nights at the Camping Car Park aire in Belvoir, about five kilometres away. This is the second time we have visited, the first time in 2018, was with our friends …
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Monday 13th May 2024 Leaving the east coast of the Cotentin Peninsula, we travelled south-westerly towards our destination for the night, Le Mont Saint-Michel, stopping to explore anything that looks interesting along the way. Chateau de Saint Sauveur-le-Vicomte Chateau de St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte is a large village near the centre of the peninsula. It's …
"See-u-Later" 