EDay 78. Malestroit to Arradon (near Vannes). 84km, 5h20.
We really enjoyed our stay at La Glycine, with an impressive display of roses on the front wall. Myriam provided an excellent breakfast. We then headed off along the canal accompanied by Miguel, a guest from Valencia, Spain, who cycled a short way with us. He has cycled the Camino de Santiago and a section of Poland so was interested in our trip.
At Malestroit we turned off the canal and after a steep climb joined a new cycle path on an old railway track. The surface was very good and the route took us through an indigenous forest past Pleucadeuc (pronounced "pluck a duck") to Questembert. The central square here is dominated by the covered market with an elaborate roof structure built in the mid 1500s.
From there we made our way through the hills to La Vraie-Croix, regarded as one of France's prettiest villages (Village Fleuri 4 fleurs). The streets are planted with masses of brightly-coloured petunias, hydrangeas, geraniums and roses, which are offset by the grey slate buildings.
We decided to stop at a small creperie for a salad as we have had our fill of bread. A few days ago we were saying that we hadn't been caught out badly by the French menus so far. We spoke too soon. Our menu translation app (Menulator) was tripped up by dreaded tripe. Salade de Bretagne with slices of Andouille was not the best meal of our trip - I had to sallow hard.
From there we had a hot and windy descent to the coastal city of Vannes, which lies on the Gulf of Morbihan, a deep inlet with many islands. So we haven't quite reached the Atlantic yet. We cycled on a footpath along the edge of the mudflats and then climbed a steep hill to reach the harbour town of Arradon.
On our way back to Malestroit.
Waterfront at Arradon. We are almost at the Atlantic.
Just gorgeous photos. Nearing the end - sad!
ReplyDeleteGoog luck, you're amazing people.
ReplyDeletenous avons été ravis de vous recevoir ..... à une prochaine fois peut être.(la Glycine) ;)
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