We’re back on the road today heading towards Brittany.
We skipped breakfast and packed up the Van. L’Hydro is a nice campsite – it’s only fault that there’s no loo paper in the cubicles, not even a loo roll holder, so need to take your own. All a bit weird. Perhaps people have been pinching it.
So we headed off, it’s very misty with a hazy sunshine and heavy dew – very autumnal. It makes the countryside very magical. The satnav has decided to take us down some tiny little roads, just to test our width I presume. There’s a little bit of stopping to let cars pass, but not too much drama. We passed through the little town of Le Molay Littry and much to our delight, they had a street market. A quick google search for car parks and we soon squeezed ourselves into a space in the car park. We strolled over to the first stall selling live chickens and turkeys, all stuffed in crates, clucking furiously – I felt very sorry for them. (you want to buy them all and open a bird sanctuary – it doesn’t help that our daughter’s solitary chicken rules the roost at our house and is almost a pet. A very cheeky character!)
We continued our sauntering around the market, mainly vegetable stalls and clothing. We wanted to get some veggies, but only had a €100 note! We knew the stall holders wouldn’t take it, so we went to a bank to try and change it into smaller dominations. The bank had no cashiers, just a couple of staff in offices to talk about all your financial matters except offer an actual banking service. Well, at least it’s happening in Europe too and not just the UK – we should have been thankful the town had a branch!
So we wandered back to the Van wishing we had a vibrant little market like this and headed towards Brittany. A lot of dual carriageway driving got us to the coast and Mont St Michel hoved into view. It looked magnificent and we decided to check it out. We ended up in a vast car park with designated areas for various vehicles and found P8 for motorhomes and campers (or as the French say “camping cars”. Fabulous).
There was a barrier to enter and at this point, we decided to abandon going in and do a bit of research before we committed. Just down the road there was a huge biscuit shop – we parked in their ample parking area, bought some biscuits and put the kettle on. While we supped our cups of tea, we googled Mont St Michel. Parking there with a camper was €19.00 for three hours and a 45 minute walk to the Mont. There was a free shuttle bus, but guess what – no dogs unless you had a Yorkshire Terrier sized mutt. We concluded that Mont St Michel needed a bit of forward planning and a whole day for a visit. Maybe another time. We pulled out of the car park and within a mile crossed a bridge over a canal which had a little lay-by and a view of the Mont. Typical! Would have been so much nicer for our brew stop.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont-Saint-Michel
We headed to Les Ormes Domain and Resort where our friends were staying and pulled in. It’s quite expensive to stay here, but, as the title suggests, it is a resort. Think Centre Parcs and you won’t be far off. After catching up with our friends, we had a little wander around. There are cabins, motorhomes, thatched cabins (think the shires out of The Hobbit stories), treehouses (yes you read that right- tree houses high up in the trees – try getting your luggage up there and one had a rope ladder!) and Safari tents. It was very interesting – apparently it’s family owned and very well organised. There was a shopping area with a supermarket (very well stocked), restaurants, swimming pools, play areas and a Go Ape. It also had a fishing lake and a golf course. Wow.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=les+ormes+domaines+et+resort&ia=web&iaxm=maps&source=places
We had a little chill outside the Van and then met up with our friends again for an evening meal which was very nice. It had been very hot today and as we walked back at 10pm, it was still quite warm. Not complaining about this weather. We sorted ourselves out and snuggled down to sleep.
