Thursday 57km to Huelgoat ( free designated parking).
On Wednesday morning we said our good byes to Patrick and Pierrette.
Our first stop for the day in Paimpol was to buy some tools that we have realised have mysteriously disappeared whilst in storage…
We then headed out to the Plougrescant Peninsula that we have not previously visited. At La Roche Jaune we stopped for lunch next to the oyster hut. Along the way we admired the artichoke fields and beautiful stone buildings.
At the very tip we managed a spot in the day only motorhome carpark near Le Gouffre, Brittany’s most northerly point.
This area didn’t seem too motorhome friendly so we made our way to Lannion. We stayed in the designated motorhome parking area not very far from the centre of town.
After our dinner of moules we went for a stroll.
The next morning we walked into town again as the market was setting up.
We then took the roads less travelled and made our way to Huelgoat in the Armoricain Regional Forest.
The lovely village is situated by a lake and has many walking tracks. We bought a map €1 from the tourist office so we could explore later.
First we setup in the aire and walked back into town to have a look at the market.
We couldn’t resist a roast chook for lunch.
Then we were off to explore some of the sites. We walked around the lake.
On the other side we had a look at Le Champignon, an impressive block of granite that weighs more than 200 tonnes.
Next was the Trembling Rock, an enormous boulder weighing 137 tonnes and is 7m long, 3m high and 2.8m wide. Due to it resting on a 90cm ridge, it can oscillate slightly if you managed to push it in the right spot.
From here we walked further into the forest and came across many different sized boulders scattered along the creek. One section was called the Virgin’s Household as some boulders took on strange shapes after being eroded by the water looking like a pot, a ladle, a butter churn, bellows… can you see them? We couldn’t.
Our favourite spot today was the Devil’s Cave. We descended some narrow steps into a small open cavern made from scattered boulders and the creek running through it.
We finished our exploration back in the village at the Old Mill. Here we learnt that the area had been heavily quarried for it granite until 1894.
We returned to Bluey and did a bit of house keeping and planning for the next few days….
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