June 8th: to Brittany

A full day’s drive takes us to Pors Peron in Brittany. Pors Peron is a hamlet with a campsite of the same name. This is where we are staying. It’s 300 metres down a steep road to the beach, a pretty cove with fine sand.

It’s a rugged coastline very much like Cornwall; in fact, this area is called La Cornouaille. There is a splendid path following the whole coast along the clifftops from where walkers can get great views. Even on a fairly calm day there is some surf, especially around the exposed rocks.

The path itself is well maintained and mostly quite manageable but there are some scrambles that come close to the cliff edge and even closer to threatening one’s comfort zone. The photo below is of an easy bit.

Passing through one of the many small bays joined by the coast path, we noticed this monument. It commemorates the 23/24^th August 1943 when a crew of 8, with 14 passengers, set sail for England to join the Free French forces. There are many other such  instances from all along the coast according to the guide book; it doesn’t say if any sailed back again in disillusion.

 We return to the campsite via an inland route, passing this farm building on the way. Notice anything unusual? A brand new roof with a huge dent in it: could the cows be trampolining nearby?

This is home for the time being, a large, quiet, level pitch. The climate here is mild due to the proximity of the sea, which accounts for the palm tree. The site is owned and run by Brits with a high proportion of Brit campers. It’s very ship-shape with a swimming pool and full facilities- but, disappointingly, no cricket pitch.