Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
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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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 …
Continue reading "Brittany 5: Cancale, Saint Coulomb and Saint Malo, Breizh."
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 …
Saturday 11th to Sunday 12th May 2024 We had decided to spend the first couple of days of our trip, on the east coast of the Cotentin Peninsula before making our way to Brittany. Saturday 11th May: Phare de Gatteville and Barfleur The north eastern coast has a number of lighthouses, but none are as …
Continue reading "Brittany 2: Phare de Gatteville, Barfleur and Saint Vaast-la-Hougue; Normandy."
Thu 9th May - Fri 10th May 2024 Our plan for this trip is to spend the next month exploring Brittany. Thursday 9th May: Folly Farm, near Islip, Oxfordshire. We broke the journey south to Portsmouth, with a stop-over near Oxford. Folly Farm is a small campsite, around 3.5 miles from the A34, which is …
Continue reading "Brittany 1: The Journey South and Cherbourg, Normandy."
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th April 2024 This weekend, Fufu has taken us to the pleasant market town of Otley on the River Wharf, near to Leeds. We are staying on the practice ground of the Old Otliensians Rugby Union Football Club, which is being used as a temporary holiday site by the Yorkshire Region …
"See-u-Later" 