We drove out to Pointe Du Raz which might be the western most part of France.  It looks that way on the map but I’m not sure.  This part of Brittany is not crowded and it’s worth mentioning that Brittany has been very easy to drive in.  The roads are all very good and don’t lead us through every tiny village with microscopic streets.  Every since we left the Loire Valley, we’ve noticed that many of the towns are having all their streets, curbs, and sidewalks completely redone.


                                 Pointe Du Raz

This church is right above the cliffs shown on the previous picture.  The headlands are part of a coastal conservation program to protect the flora and fauna.  There are walking trails between this point and the nearby Pointe du Van and Baie des Trespassees.

These are just some scenes along the way to our next stop.  I don’t know much (actually nothing) about religion but Brittany has crucifixes everywhere.  Every grave has one and there are even statues in the country.

We are in a really great spot called Crozon-Morgat for three days of down time.  This is a small beach town with a strip of restaurants and ice cream shops. The Aires where we are staying is just 4 EU per day and is one block from the beach.   We didn’t expect to come across a location like this, so far north in France, with beautiful white sandy beaches and blue-blue water.  When we first arrived in Europe the sky was so flat and polluted looking but that didn’t last long.  We’ve actually had wonderful weather most of the time and very beautiful skies.

The green countryside and old stone villages of northwest Brittany reminds us of Ireland.  Pont-Croix is one of the stops mentioned in our Back Roads France book and well worth a meander through town.  The 13th century church, Notre Dame de Roscudon has intricate stonework.  There are narrow little alley ways with flowers everywhere, even growing out of the walls.

Someone is outside now taking pictures of Tulip.  This is almost a daily occurrence and that’s only when we notice it.  They always take pictures of the slide and the license plates.  No European RV has a slide as far as we know. 

No matter where we travel, our plan is to stay cool in the summer and so we are now in Brittany which is in northwest France.  Our first destination was the Quiberon peninsula where it was very hot but the sky and sea was such a bright blue that it didn’t matter. This was one of the prettiest areas we have seen on this trip and probably the most frustrating.  The peninsula is about a 1/2 mile wide and goes for several miles through resort  towns and fishing villages.  And even though there are parking lots galore in Quiberon and along the coast, all had height barriers and signs to keep out motor homes.  After some difficult driving we found that one Aire no longer existed and then had to drive straight through town and even make a switchback “V” turn in the center to get to the other Aire.  Then it had a machine where 6 Euro’s had to be paid but only by credit card.  The problem in Europe is that our credit/debit cards are not chip and pin so they don’t work in most machines.  We can only use our cards when there is a human being to take it.  Quiberon has a castle/chateau at the very tip end but we only had a quick glance and no time for a picture.  Actually we missed a lot in this area

The architecture is very different in Brittany from that in the rest of France.  Most of the houses are white.

The little black specks in the water are surfers waiting for waves.

We then went to nearby Carnac for the night and got up very early this morning to see the 6,000 year old Carnac alignments – rows of megalithic standing stones – covering several fields in a line that go for over 2 miles.  There are about 3,000 menhirs (Breton for “long rock”) up to 20 feet high. 

And here’s the view from tonight’s overnight spot.  A cluster of gypsies has camped here (they now have trailers instead of horse drawn carriages) also.  Every motor home that pulls in here and sees them immediately leaves.  They are pretty noisy and their high pitched squeaky dogs barks constantly.  Otherwise, this spot would be packed with motor homes because there is plenty of space and wonderful views.  If these dogs don’t shut up soon we might have to go to a supermarket parking lot.