A blooming Daddy Long Legs (a crane fly) got into the Van last night and evaded all efforts to evict him. He finally flew into the bedroom area where the Pup was laying and where a reading light was on. We were up front, watching Traitors, but I noticed Pup’s ears prick up and she began to clock him. He made the fatal mistake of landing near her and she gave him a quick gnash. He must of staggered up to my pillow as Pup’s head followed him, still gnashing away. Unlike our last dog, a master fly catcher who also got rid of the evidence by eating them, our Pup left the body parts of the aforementioned and now former insect on my side of the bed. Thanks dog.
We were very slow this morning – we had a lay in, no rush to get up and then sat outside reading and taking in the morning sun. We had a brunch and then decided to walk from the campsite to Maison des Megalithes and be very touristy – catch a ride on the land train.
https://www.lepetittraindecarnac.fr/en
Carnac is home to the world’s largest collection of prehistoric megalithic stones, with thousands of them spread over 4 kms and the easiest way to see them is by land train. We walked past a couple of fields of them, all lined up in rows as we walked the 1.2 km to the Maison des Megalithes, a concrete visitor centre with acres of parking and the pick up point for the train. We had timed it perfectly – we bought our tickets (8.50 euros each for a 55 minute tour), jumped aboard with the Pup, donned some headphones and we were off.
The train trundled its way down in Carnac’s town centre, before dropping down further on to the coast and yet another sweeping bay. Huge villas and houses overlooked the sea – it was very beautiful. We followed the coastal road to La Trinite-sur-mer, its bay and port full of yachts and sail boats. Apparently, all the world class sailors gather here as it’s a well known centre for sailing. Across the road. numerous bars and restaurants lined the street, every one busy and bustling. It was all very much upmarket and had a lovely atmosphere. The little land train turned inland and we headed towards the Alignements – they were truly fascinating, hundreds of them positioned upright and in rows by prehistoric man – an amazing sight. They were all fenced off, but sheep were allowed to graze to keep the vegetation down. It was quite incredible.
https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/la-trinite-sur-mer
The land train continued its journey and finally brought us back to Maison des Megalithes. The visitor centre was shut, but didn’t allow dogs in anyway. So we wandered back a different route to the campsite and decided to have a down day. We sat in the sun, reading and watching other campers wander by, for the rest of the afternoon. Then we made some tea, treated ourselves to some icecream, washed up and relaxed back into our chairs again.
Tomorrow, Carnac has a Sunday market, so we’ll waddled down into town and check that out and maybe walk out to the bigger megalithes, one being over 6 metres tall.
