After a very quiet night we set off early through the near deserted street of Guingamp. It helped that it was Monday and the shops are closed!
We travelled north to PONTRIEUX described as the little Venice of Tregor. In it’s day it became an ideal trading site and port. It is also popular to take a little boat to meander along the river Trieux to see the 50 wash houses (lavoirs) that were mainly privately owned by each bourgeois family. We eventually managed to find a parking spot and we went to explore.
We enjoyed a gallette for breakfast from one of the stalls at the market.
A bit further north we stopped to have a look at LA ROCHE JAGU where a castle stands of that name. It is the only survivor of some ten fortresses that once oversaw the valley and Trieux River back in medieval times.
Then it was off to PORT LAZO to see my cousin Patrick and Pierrette. We enjoyed a bbq lunch and had a laugh that every time we come to visit the weather is terrible…this time it rained for the first time in a month!
After lunch we walked to the old windmill to help the digestion.
Then we went to stroll around Paimpol, a lovely port town, and had a drink at one of the bars.
For dinner we were spoilt with scallops and spider crabs.
The next day the sun was shining and we after breakfast we had a lovely walk along the cliffs.
On the way back we had a look at the sculptures.
At 11:30 Patrick and Pierrette took us out on their boat to go to do some “fishing on foot”, meaning that we were to rake in the sand for some cockles. As the tidal movement were at the highest for the season, Patrick took the boat out to a known sandbar. We were joined by another boat of friends and while we waited for the water to recede, we ate our picnic lunch.
When the water was low enough we all hopped out and began our search and scavenging. We prodded the sand numerous times and when a small jet of water spurted out, that indicated the spot to rake to find a cockle. 
After a couple of hours we managed 60 cockles between us 4. By then the water was rising and it was time to get on the boat.
As the wind had picked up, we went to a protected spot and Mark and I managed to catch as small mackerel each.
It was after 5pm and 6 hours later by the time we got back to shore.
For dinner we enjoyed abalone, scallops and fish, all caught locally by Patrick. He says he never comes home empty handed.
We finished the night with a card game called Bellotte.. and a beautiful sunset.
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