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Still driving along the coast approaching Cancale and the oyster cultures. Did you ever had a horseshoe oyster ? As the name say’s that what you get. On the way we had colour on the beach, the sandsailers !!
Arriving at the Maison Bricourt , www.maisons-de-bricourt.com, already for the second time as we like the house, the location and of course the food, I think , I did write it in the wrong order of our priorities but I am sure you know what comes first ! The chef is Olivier Roellinger, former 3 Michelin star cook, now running 1 restaurant, Le Coquillage at the Hotel Chateau Richeux. Our menu was the ‘Grignotage ‘ for 68€, lots of small hot and cold seafood dishes. For example, Oyster with lemongrass or warm with bacon wrap etc. Our room, CARVI, was in blue and beige colours facing the sea. We loved it !
Ooops, forget to say that the Mont-St-Michel is the border between Normandy and Brittany, means we are now in Brittany. What has changed ? Normandy has more timber houses, here they are made from stone but with lovely garden and due to the gulfstream with some exotic flowers or palm trees. Next morning the next part of our journey is waiting, following the fast way to St.Brieuc and from there back to the coastline and the small streets. Rose granite coast, lots of huge rock all in light pink, beautiful houses and gardens, sun and a brise. We stopped a bit too often especially when there is an artichoke field, they seem to be all harvested leaving the odd ones, which are turning into flowers, would love to see that a few weeks earlier. We tried the artichoke in several places and different variations including for dessert, the later we didn’t like but in the spicy, salty or plain form any time.
Hotel for one night was Manoir de Lan-Kerellec in Trèbreuden, http://www.lankerellec.com.Unfortunately that was the one rainy day , heavy duty, what choice did we have ? Drink and food, started with a glas of champagne and studied the menu. I decided for a lobster from Brittany, one from just outside the Hotel. It was a great choice. Very delicious.
Only 60km further is our next Hotel, Hotel Brittany in Roscoff. Still a drizzle but gosh is this town different, lots of tourists, very pittoresque center and plenty of bars and restaurants. We discovered the coast and its rocks.
Urs is rolling his eyes as I found the next village to stay in a book for excellent Restaurants, let’s see if that is true. Hotel de la Plage in Sainte-Anne-la-Palud. www.plage.com.It was hard to find, our GPS did not recognise the address, and finally here we are, location just on a deserted beach with a smelling creek. Lovely garden and now the shock, the room very tiny, very old and the bath with a window but a bathtub without a shower head. Disappointment pure. The Restaurant and the service did live up to the expectation and when I talked to the owner he admitted that the renovation is overdue and they plan for, at least a start.
Continental Europe’s largest Megalith field is waiting for us ! Hotel Churchill in Carnac just 5 min away, location at the beach street and a B&B but with swimming pool and modern ,including Wifi. www.lechurchill.com
Dolmen - cairn, megalithic chambered tombs and huge fields of Megalithic stones, everywhere, as are the tourists . Carnac is also a great location to visit the Quiberon peninsula and the Belle Ile by ferry.The small street is following the cote sauvage and yes, it is a wild coast, very impressive and popular with the surfers. The villages Quiberon is at the end , we had lunch and watched the tourist waiting for the ferry. Our plan was also to visit the Belle Ile but we didn’t, instead we enjoyed the sunshine and a cup of coffee, doing nothing. A bit spooky the house standing alone at the end of the beach…. May be Chester is living here ?

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