Sables d'Or to Pléneuf Val Andre

To say I'm shattered would be an understatement 😂.
Sables d'Or being what it is (no shops, just restaurants) I had little hope of finding a boulangerie for a breakfast pastry. So sachet no. 2 of my porridge it was, then! (It's actually very nice!)
I left the apartment by 0830 and rejoined the GR34 not far from the seafront. The walk out of town was flat to begin with, and the path looked back on the town. It's easy to imagine why the entrepreneur had seen the potential in the area, it's stunningly beautiful.
After crossing two bridges and passing a camping ground, the path began to climb. Today's walk covered no fewer than 9 beaches! All of them empty and spotlessly clean. I walked on only a couple of them (sometimes there was no choice) but my view of them was mainly from the heights of a heath or wooded area. The path alternated between packed earth, small stones (so difficult) and, finally, massive stones that were so precarious, (but thankfully for only a couple of hundred metres). Every one of the 9 beaches meant there were 9 hills to climb and walk down. It was like the 7 Sisters on steroids!😂
I'd stopped for a second breakfast (the rest of yesterday's packed lunch) after about 4km and met the two Kiwi ladies from 2 days ago. We walked together for a few kms until our routes split. They're only walking 10-15km a day (how wise!😂) and taking taxis when they're too tired. It made me think!🤔😃😂
Lunch was taken in Cap d'Erquy, a Croque Monsieur followed by Flan, sitting on the beachfront in a cold wind, and I 'only' had 10km to walk from there. It was the slowest 10km I've ever walked, I think! The path was often only about 12 inches wide so my eyes were pointing down to make sure I didn't stumble; it was also incredibly stony and/or steep so I was taking baby steps for such a long time.
There were a few other walkers but they all seemed to be a lot younger and sure footed 🙄😂 and we were often leaning out towards, or in away from, the precipice as we passed each other!
The views were beautiful, though, and the day was definitely worth it when I spied the town. It's a typically French seaside town - lots of hotels, ice cream parlours, clothes shops, but all done with French flair - no Kiss Me Quick hats here!
My hotel was right at the other end of the beach, of course 😬, but quite near a Carrefour, which was handy for a celebratory beer and some water.
Tomorrow's a 26km day but I'm going to take a taxi part of the way. Today was about 22km and the thought of that plus another 4km will keep me awake 😂
Supper was a galette and a really nice glass of Sauvignon (Quincy, Jan!) which will send me to sleep nicely.Baca lagi