Jamie and Scott Go Francing: Day 9

Sunday, 25 May 2008

We woke up and went downstairs for a very odd breakfast. Cold crepes with no forks, just a knife. Messy, but good. We drove back into town to take a few photos while the light was good before starting out on our driving tour of the Cote Sauvage (Savage Coast). Our first stop was Pointe D’Arradon where we did a quick walk around the harbour. From here you get a great view of the Golfe du Morbihan. Next was a very quick stop at Lamour-Baden, hoping to take the boat over to one of the island to see one the prehistoric megaliths. But it was closed; instead we drove to Auray for a look around and for some lunch.

Auray is a quant little port town on the river with fantastic half-timbered buildings and lots of very touristy restaurants. We had a tasty lunch at one of them – mussels and fries for me and tuna and durade for Jamie. I was forced to have profiteroles for dessert – I hate it when that happens!

After lunch we took a quick walk around the Menhirs at Carnac, and then took a drive to the Savage Coast on the south side of Brittany. It’s much more rugged here than the north coast, and we spent some time sitting on the rocks watching the tide come in and crash against the rocks.

By this point it was getting late so we got back into Isabelle and drove back to Vannes for dinner. It being Sunday, pretty much everything was closed, but we found a nice restaurant to eat at just near the cathedral. We started with a baby scallop dish for me and oysters for Jamie. Next were more scallops for me and curried monkfish for Jamie, followed by cheese and dessert. An excellent way to end our last full day of Francing.

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