Grey, wet, windy and miserable accurately describes this morning though we were able to take advantage of a brief respite in the weather to go for a walk around town before leaving.
Our B&B was very comfortable and we were interested to hear our hostess Isabelle's story of her great grandparents. He was the captain of a clipper and she accompanied him on several trips around the world in the early 20th century. Isabelle teaches English to 11 and 12 year olds at a school close by her home.
The rainfall bucketed down as we travelled north, had eased a little when we arrived in Ploudalmezeau so we stopped, parked the van and found a bar/tabac open and went in for coffee.
By the time we'd finished the coffee, the rain had stopped, there were patches of blue sky and no grey clouds to be seen so we headed the few kms to the coast, found a picnic table and while enjoying the view of the Ile Verte,
ate the filled roll we'd bought this morning from the boulanger in Le Coquet. A short distance away, we came across about a dozen horses, nearly all standing perfectly still in a fenced off area on the cliff.
We stopped for a while at Portsall,
lapping up the now brilliant sunshine before wandering through the nearby 10 acre Jardin Public de Moulin Neuf, admiring its thousands of hydrangeas
and roses as well as many other flowers and plants. There were a couple of emus looking a bit lost in the small zoo, we said g'day.
We made a brief stop at L'Ile Vierge, brief through necessity as the wind was so strong it nearly blew us away.
On reaching Guisseny we easily found our accommodation, an old mill house which has been restored and converted into a fabulous Bed and Breakfast, we're very happy!
While having an evening meal in town we decided to not wait till morning to visit the Site de Meneham, a classified site 'which combines a rich history and breathtaking coastal scenery',
but to go there before returning to the mill house and take advantage of the evening sunshine, because who knows what the weather will be in the morning?
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