Destination - Camaret-sur-Mer

Today we have our first encounter with the Atlantic Ocean. Up until now we were exploring the French side of The English Channel. Arrived in Camaret-sur-Mer and loaded up on picnic provisions at the local SuperU. Visited the harbor where they were working on ships. The small church had a distinct marine flair ... above the aisle leading to the front were several small ships suspended from the ceiling and crossed oars and life preservers bracketted the altar. We headed for Pointe de Penhir for our oceanview picnic. A gull anxiously awaited for the finish of the meal when he was recipient of a small crust of bread.

Beach walks were in order. We also came upon some monoliths as well as the ruins of a villa built by the French poet Saint-Pol-Roux who lived from 1861 until 1940. I caught Marlene reading Proust in the ruins. The seaside was extraordinary. The tide was slowly approaching so the picture above was quickly taken and I had to scramble on rocks to retrieve my original position on sandy soil.

The beach offered up little or no seaglass. The clean, sandy beach stretched itself up to the base of the cliffs where it terminated in about a 6 foot stretch of small smooth tennis-ball sized stones. Very beautiful and very unusual. We packed up our belongings and headed towards the east, the first time on the trip. We were headed for Locronan, a small picturesque village that Marlene had on her "must see" list. The village was very quaint and well visited. We found a local artist that Marlene had first admired in the Office du Turisme' in Camaret-sur-Mer. We talked and bought some cards and a poster. We asked her for a recommendation for a B&B. She said the only one she knew about was Trezervan, some 10 or 15 minutes to the southeast. We looked at some indistinct mapping of the area. Toured the village and packed up with Trezervan in mind. Sometime you will need to hear the story of our search for the B&B. All of the farms have names, in this case Trezervan. What a gorgeous spot. And the accomodations were marvelous. We stayed three nights. When we return we will stay for a week. You can visit their website at http://www.trezervan.com/ and look for our room, Gwinnili. Most marvelous. After unpacking, we headed for Plogonnec where we visited the local creperie. There were locals there. There were some farmers at one table, well dressed folks at another, a small family in the corner. Delicious food and wonderful green salad.