Strolling the main drag of Rochefort en Terre
We arrived in our new home on Tuesday. It will be nice to settle again in a place with more permanency. All six of us travelled by high speed train to arrive in Redon and were met by our host Tanya and her Irish neighbour David. It was so nice to finally meet her as she and I have been correspondance friends for 8 months. Tanya is just as I imagined her to be and her children, way cuter than could be imagined! We have been having a wonderful introduction to the Breton way of life... gallettes et crepes for dinner one night, a real fish feast the next, quiche, croissants purchased from the twice morning delivery man and cider and salted caramels... all delicacies of the district of Bretagne. There are markets almost every day of the week in neighbouring villages and some really cute shops right in town. We said goodbye to Tanya, Gabriel, Morgane, Raphealle and Tristan on Thursday in Rennes as they began their month-long holiday in Ontario - two weeks at our house in Peterborough, and two weeks in Ottawa.
Yesterday we packed up early and drove to the city of Vannes, a city on the ocean at the Gulf of Morbihan. Beautiful!!! We boarded a ship that took us to Belle Isle, a magnificent island in the ocean about a 45 minute cruise from land. Our trip took about 2 hours because we cruised through the tiny islands in the gulf. The fun biking along the coast included lots of crazy hills, lunch in the village of Sauzon, and the dsicovery and exploration of WWII armories and gun positions.
Above Sauzon, Belle Isle
Today we hiked one of the local R-e-T trails, LES GRÉES, that takes you above the town along a high ridge. After a warm and energetic hike that ended with some village time in some of the many shops we headed to the lake for a swim. Next stop: the beach!!
Yesterday we packed up early and drove to the city of Vannes, a city on the ocean at the Gulf of Morbihan. Beautiful!!! We boarded a ship that took us to Belle Isle, a magnificent island in the ocean about a 45 minute cruise from land. Our trip took about 2 hours because we cruised through the tiny islands in the gulf. The fun biking along the coast included lots of crazy hills, lunch in the village of Sauzon, and the dsicovery and exploration of WWII armories and gun positions. Above Sauzon, Belle Isle
Today we hiked one of the local R-e-T trails, LES GRÉES, that takes you above the town along a high ridge. After a warm and energetic hike that ended with some village time in some of the many shops we headed to the lake for a swim. Next stop: the beach!! Overlooking the Chateau in Rochefort en Terre
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