Monthly Archives: August 2007

Final holi-day

Morning was a cacophony of cars, trucks, motorbikes. I’d forgotten St Malo is like this. We packed, had breakfast, then took a taxi to be at the ferry port by 9:45. Then the wait for the cars to board. Oddly, … Continue reading

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On the road

The door handles at Château Guilguiffin are very odd. There are not two the same and they don’t work very well. It’s all particularly peculiar and nicely quirky. Our final breakfast was populated with Australians, Kiwis and Canadians which was … Continue reading

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Cruising Odet

At breakfast we were told that Pointe de Raz is not the best place to go but Pointe de Van is because no-one goes there! Sacre bleu!! And it was just around the corner from de Raz. Oh well, I … Continue reading

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The (west) end of France

Went down to breakfast to find the table full but for two chairs at opposite ends. We said we’d come back. The château must be full. When we finally returned we chatted to a Kiwi couple. A relative of hers … Continue reading

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Beaches

I was awoken in the middle of the night by a very loud dog! There is a sign on the door into our wing of the château which gives a warning about the bizarre dog within. I think it was … Continue reading

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Pardon? Yes indeed!

Woke up still asleep after the night time exertions in pit lane. Dragged our sorry selves downstairs for breakfast. There was no coffee for a bit but at least Mirinda managed a tea. I spotted cold galettes and decided instead … Continue reading

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Dante in Treboul

For our final morning at Locquirec I went for a wander to post some cards and milk the ATM dry while Mirinda read by the sea. We once more bought lunch in the patisserie. I packed the car, paid the … Continue reading

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The story of Lost Catherine

After breakfast Mirinda went for her usual read and I went for a walk along the beach in the opposite direction from yesterday to see if I could reach the big green thing on the beach across the bay. The … Continue reading

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Getting the finger

Breakfast is served in the lovely dining room at the Hotel des Bains. It is all buffet style and features various French pastries, rolls of ham, lovely cheeses, rolls and all sorts of lovely stuff. The coffee is particularly lovely. … Continue reading

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Our first view of paradise

Our last breakfast at Château du Pin. A Parisian who lives in Washington and works as a translator for the IMF told us that Bretons had shutters because of the high level of furniture robbery that takes place in the … Continue reading

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