It was a gentle but not very exciting run across the Brittany peninsula from the Normandy coast at Ouistreham to Quiberon on the north coast of the Bay of Biscay. A compulsory stop for coffee and a madeleine while looking at the Mont St Michel was required. I have visited the biscuiterie a couple of times and the fresh warm madeleines and excellent coffee make a slight, very slight, detour justified. I thought it was going to be a wash out from the point of the view of the Mont as it was foggy as I dropped down to the bay at Courtils. Fortunately the warm sun was doing its job leaving just a misty vista to enjoy with my snack. From there it was a cross country run with a couple of stops, the first to charge the car while picking up some lunch and the second to top up for a good start tomorrow. Although Quiberon was my destination for a walk by the ocean and moules et frites at Le Passage brasserie, above, it was also an opportunity to do a little more exploration of the alignments at Carnac. Very enjoyable but very different from my last visit. Now there is no general public access to the stones! There were a couple of school groups inside the fences but that is all. I took a short walk to see the Giant of Manio. It is about 3 metres tall but there is nothing to give a sense of scale. It is a big stone. I followed a large part of route number 2 which gives a good sense of the scale of these alignments. From there it is a short run across the causeway to Quiberon but before then the wind had whipped up and the kite surfers, kite flyers and land yachters were taking full advantage. A nice bonus. I have enjoyed my dinner at the little brasserie where I have had great meals in the past and they were on point again this evening. €14.50 for moules et frites washed down with a lovely Muscadet at €4.50 a glass. You have to love France! Here are some snaps. I’ll start at Courtils then Mont St Michel, Carnac, on the beach and finally back to Quiberon.

For orientation there is an outline map is here.