Nantes l'elephant

Finally arrived in Nantes, having lost one day due to a train strike and another because of the difficulty of rebooking the bicycles. Its a very nice city, really. We enjoyed the chateau d'Anne deRead more
In the marshes

Today must have been our flattest 100km ever. Which does correlate with the wonderful marshes (la grande brière) that we discovered. Small villages perched on low granite outcrops just above theRead more
Guerande and its salt

Ça ne grimpe pas mais que ça change!
Après la Grande Brière ses cigognes et ragondins, nous découvrons un petit village breton aux maisons de granit aux toits de chaume.
Ces petits cheminsRead more
Vannes

Une journée de crachin breton et nous déambulons dans le bocage, croisant un vieux moulin, des marais, des calvaires patinés par le vent et les âges. Un vieux braillard breton nous accueille avantRead more
Neolithic engravings

The gulf of Morbihan is stuffed with impressive neolithic constructions (we are approaching Carnac). The tumulus on the isle of Gavrinis was on a peninsula when built. Its notable for the extensive,Read more
Locmariaquer

A gentle day as Alice is still running well under parr leaving Alain as chief of food provisions and heavy lugging (good thing it is still v flat). The coast line is gentle, lined with oyster farmsRead more
Easter at Carnac

Its been a long wait for Alice’s first visit to Carnac, the site of huge alignments of neolithic megaliths. It was even crazier than she had imagined with megaliths everywhere. The mind boggles withRead more
Surf

Nous nous reposons des alignements de Carnac dans les détours de la ria d'Etel. Une bonne pluie, bretonne à souhait, nous accompagne dans le dédale des itinéraires pour cycles bien numérotés --Read more
Art and Galettes

A dark damp day turning windy and then Wet. We visited the “unmissable” Pont-Aven art museum, Pont-Aven having been a favoured haunt of several impressionist painters including Gaugin and hisRead more
Souvenirs d'enfance

Concarneau, Fouesnant, Beg-Meil... Alain revit quelques merveilleux moments de ses grandes vacances à Beg-Meil, entre 1956 et 1970 -- à peu près.
Soleil et brise sont de sortie :-). Un petit tourRead more
Waves in the west

A day where one might sensibly stay indoors with a book. Yesterday we holed up and watched the squalls from the warmth. Today we battled the wind and heavy showers and hit our most westerly point yet.Read more
Dernier supermarché avant l'Amérique!

Après la furie d'hier (7 sur l'échelle de Beaufort) le soleil est revenu et il ne reste qu'une forte houle sur la baie d'Audierne. Dans ce Pays Bigouden, une longue histoire nous parle, vieillesRead more
The Great Bay

High over the ocean (80m), rough, and rugged, the north coast of "Cap Sizun" takes us from one vertiginous site to another.
Company on the sea-side is gannet and cormoran, a whole variety ofRead more
Menez Hom

Today we will find our first ( and probably lowest ever) col and reach the highest point of our trip Menez Hom at a grand height of 315m with views all about. We are infused with the bright blues,Read more
Bye bye to the cliffs

Our last couple of days are rather disrupted by the cancellation of our train and bike bookings (again). We can’t figure out a reasonable alternative in time for Alains flight to Corfu but manage toRead more
TravelerHeureux voyages Alice et Alain !