Friday 26/06/20
Bokkie had a bit of a nightmare today, navigation-wise, as everything seemed to conspire to keep us from our plan. Routes were blocked, towns were busy and everything seemed to go wrong; at one stage our only option was to take Bokkie the wrong way down a one-way street to find a road she could fit down - very French.
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| The impressive Viaduc de Morlaix built in 1861-63 |
We also wanted to visit Saint-Thégonnec on our way, but road works meant we couldn't reach it from our route. We stopped in at the very pretty town of Morlaix which has a massive railway viaduct passing over the town. We were going to stay the night, but after a walk around town we decided we would prefer to be somewhere a bit less populous.
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| We'd photographed some stunning street art in the town and were thrilled to see the artists at work. |
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| The river dries up at low tide so so the large inland marina is protected by a lock |
We headed off to the coast and have settled in an aire adjacent to the marina which is now packed with motorhomes, the aire, not the marina!
We've had a cycle around the area and it is beautiful; the sea is very calm and the tidal range is massive, with the low tide almost emptying the marina. We've watched one of our neighbours prowling around on the exposed shore with a large pot of salt and a bucket and were intrigued to find he was catching razor clams (pencil bait), slightly different to the way I have caught them in the past.
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| A photo from Bokkie's spot, we'll see how different it looks when the tide comes in |
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| The view of the marina from the harbour wall, who can spot Bokkie? |
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| The harbour mouth |
It feels very laid back here so, being the weekend, we might settle in for a couple of days before continuing our journey.
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