St Cast to Petit Trécelin

After another good night's sleep I took things easy, making a sort of breakfast and sort of lunch from yesterday's left overs. The bread was drying up but I filled it with left over ham and hoped for the best - wishful thinking😂.
The promised 'amazing' sunrise wasn't anything fabulous, to be honest! I've seen better from Andover😂, but the setting was exceptional.
My washing had dried from the day before, so I packed up my backpack and left at about 0840, knowing today was a shorter day's walking. I took a detour into town to the boulangerie and had une chocolatier, which I ate on the seafront, watching a few brave swimmers.
Today's route took me along the seafront to the port of St Cast and from there it climbed up to the Pointe de l'Isle de Semaphore. The path then alternated then between coast and woodland, but it was always very pleasant, and the signs were easy to follow. I was pleased to see two walkers ahead of me and ultimately I've encountered more walkers today, than on the previous two days. In fact, I'm sitting with about 7 others waiting for our hotel in Petit Trécelin to open! I've discovered 2 ladies are Kiwis, so I'm hoping for a conversation in English this evening!
Today's bimble was very nice! It was a much more gentle walk but also a lot slower. There were lots of rocks, stones and tree roots to trip over and, because quite a bit of the route was in shade, the floor was wet and slippy, so I was ultra careful. The last thing I want to do is injure myself with no-one to look after me🙄😂. The GR34 is very good for directions and safety. There are regular updates using the usual GR colours, but also numbered stations that you can alert the rescue services to help find you, should you need to. The only thing is, you have to remember the last number you saw - I tested myself and got it wrong every time😬.
The views down to the bays were amazing and I'm sure some of the beaches I saw could only be reached by boat. One beach had just 2 sets of footprints on it.
I came upon a rather large toad today and managed to photograph him before he leapt back into the wood. Horses, ponies, caterpillars, butterflies, cows and birds kept me company and I managed to identify chiff chaff, black caps, wrens and robins - they were so loud in the silence! The countryside definitely reminded me of summer holidays in North Wales, and the smell just added to the overall effect😂. The final kilometre to the hotel was through a fabulous ancient woid. I can only imagine all those garlic bears live in it😱😂.
Whilst waiting for the hotel to open, I searched in my backpack for an energy bar. I managed, though, to puncture a bag of savoury rice, which emptied over a few of my things. I've managed to empty it out, but you can imagine the stink 🙄😬😂.
My smalls are washed, I'm washed, and I'm now sitting enjoying a beer and nibbles - life's good 🤗🤗🤗Les mer