Hillion to Saint Laurent de la Mer

As today was a short and pretty flat day, I'd decided to start later this morning. The walk was only 17km (plus the little bit to my hotel, which became a big bit😂) but, after waking at 0600, I ended up getting everything done (lunch made, breakfast eaten, washing and clothes repacked etc), so I was away by 0900. I reckoned I could just relax in St Laurent when I got here early.
I found the GR34 after a bit of to-ing and fro-ing and turned to walk up the steps, putting my arms out in front of me to use my poles to hoik me up - no poles😱🙄😂. I'd left them behind! I'd been so careful about making sure I hadn't left anything behind from my backpack (specifically my charging cables!), I'd even put my poles at the door so I didn't forget them... 'nuff sed😂 So it was back to the accommodation to pick them up. In all, I added about 3km to my day🙄. But it didn't matter because today's walk was mostly flat. And it was! It was so good to get a good pace going instead of baby steps up and down hills. The downside was that the route was away from the coast for a good, long section, so I was just walking through fields and wooded areas. Still beautiful, but there were no hidden bays or beaches. It did eventually open out on to marsh and sand banks where there were plenty of birds to identify - the twitchers were out in force today, and even the chance to see seals, although I had no luck.
In the past, there'd been a small railway running along the coast, and there was still evidence with carriages and railway track. It must've been a bit of a holiday region.
There were lots of walkers today, along with families, cyclists and dog walkers and the route was quite busy.
I stopped to eat some of my lunch at a quay side and the waft of cannabis was pretty evident! The area was quite 'hip', to be fair, with lovely colourful cottages and shacks, so maybe it was to be expected🤪.
I could see Saint Laurent de la Mer, right across the harbour, just a couple of hundred metres away. To reach it, though, I had to walk 4km, all the way to the port and all the way back on the other side. And then I had to find my hotel. Accommodation was few and far between when I'd been booking it, so I'd either have had to walk past St Laurent or stay in a 4☆ hotel. I made the right choice 🤗 but it was a further couple of kms to get there, through fields and, fortunately, past a bar where i had a quick beer to celebrate nearly being there.
The hotel was worth it, though. It's very nice and I have an apartment! I finished my lunch when I got here, washed down with a beer, and even had a bit of a snooze. The restaurant was closed, so supper was a microwaved meal in the hotel's dining room, but it was pretty posh!
I'm giving myself time off now, taking a taxi to St Quay Portrieux tomorrow morning and spending a couple of days there. I'm looking forward to my rest so I may be silent for a couple of days...もっと詳しく