ROSCOFF

SATURDAY 29th JUNE, 2019

Roscoff was still shrouded in a heavy mist this morning and though it had lifted considerably by midday, there is still a bit of it about.

We had a late, lazy morning, not falling out of bed until well after 8 o'clock, showered, dressed and strolled to the centre ville for breakfast.  While in the cafe, we decided to catch the 11o'clock ferry across to Ile de Batz,  so bought tickets, walked along the very long pier.

to the boat and boarded for the 15 minute journey.  It was a bit eerie sailing through the mist, not a lot to see on the way but the island was well worth the visit.

Ile de Batz is home to the Jardin Georges Delaselle which was established in 1897 and comprises more than 2500 different species.

While it is possible to walk around the island by following the walking path, we took the easier path along the bitumen road (marked in red on the map)

and visited the very impressive gardens, the ruins of the St Anne Chapel

and the Notre Dame du Bon Secours before returning to the jetty to await the ferry back to Roscoff.  The mist had lifted somewhat and the tide had come in so we were able to dock at the quay, instead of at the very long pier.

A very pleasant way to spend a couple of hours.

Strolling back to the hotel for a rest, we called in at the bar across the road for some light refreshments, then at the hotel entrance met a couple from Melbourne who have just completed a 3 month motor bike tour through several countries in southern Europe and were checking in for the night.

The hotel here is old and tired (a bit like us!) and needs some TLC but is clean, comfortable and cheap (just like us!)  Our favourite feature of the hotel is the miniscule lift, which is just about big enough for two people to squeeze into and saves us from climbing three flights of stairs.

Tonight is our last in France before ferrying back to Plymouth tomorrow.  The forecast is for sunny weather which should make for a pleasant crossing, hopefully there will be no heavy mist so we'll not get lost!

ps : The lack of TLC mentioned earlier was evident when I tripped and fell when entering the lift               which hadn't aligned with the floor in the hallway and after helping me up, Mike also tripped               and very nearly fell.

pps :  The sun decided to make appearance at 7.30pm and is still shining brightly an hour later!