Back on the British Isles

Les Minquiers, a large reef just 18 miles north of Cap Frehal, consists of just a dozen houses on Grande Ile, originally homes for fishermen.

The public toilet is the most southerly in the British Isles, and also doubles as a navigation mark. Careful searching among the rocks will reveal some quite intricate carvings, granite from the reef was quarried here in the early 1800's and quarrymen seemed to have spent their spare time carving their names

Fishing in Brittany

On a coastal trip from Pointe du Penmac'h to Loctudy we followed a fishing boat into the port of Guilvinec, just loads of brightly coloured boats.
It ranks as the third largest fishing Port in France

Stand up paddle World Surfing championships

April 30th saw the opening of the SUP World surf championship open at Pointe de la Torche in Finistère. Monday saw some great surf, here's a photo of an 'average' wave.. a few rolled in much bigger !

It's still quite rare to see surf kayaks here, but waveskis are gaining in popularity.

With 12km of beach, plenty of room for everyone !

Room with a view

There are some remarkable Chateaux in France, some are state owned but many more are privately owned. Here are a couple, quite contrasting in style, but all amazing examples of the builders skill

A perfect location at Locquirec on the North coast with stunning views over the Bay of Lanion


Better described as a Fort but named 'Château du Taureau' Originally built to protect the Bay of Morlaix from the English!



Dating back to the 17C the Chateau de l'Île Blanche sits alongside the drying port of Toul An Héry. On Spring tides only, permission is granted by the owners (An order of Nuns) to walk through the grounds of the Chateau when the coastal footpath floods