Time to head South!

Having said our goodbyes to Ronnie and the family the night before with the promise to return in about five days, Peter and I hit the road nice and early Tuesday morning, deciding to stop off for breakfast somewhere along the way.

Our plan was to head down to some random point we had spotted on the map beneath Vannes!

As we travelled further and further south I actually began to appreciate the voice from the Sat Nav! 

Having discovered she would just find a new route should we take a wrong turn we now deliberately turned right when she said Turn Left if it looked a more interesting road!

We wound our way through tiny villages, ended up at a few dead ends when we ignored the Sat Navs instructions to 'Turn Around' but eventually we arrived safely at the point just above Port Navalo.

As we studied the map displayed on the point we realised just how narrow the entrance to the Gulf de Morbihan is in comparison the the volume of water that rushes in and out.

Water ran in what looked like rapids, racing over and around the rocks and islands, while boats challenged themselves and their skippers to navigate the pass.

In the little bay to our right however, boats moored peacefully as if totally unaware of the battle of wind and currents happening to our left!

We sat for about an hour enjoying the breeze and views before deciding on our next move. 

We needed somewhere to park up for the night and all the signs we had seen so far were explicit in their NO CAMPER instructions. 

There were various camp sites we could pay to stay in but we were rather enjoying our wild camping and so with the Sat Nav as our 'Get out of lost mode' back up, we started heading down any lane that looked wide enough for Lady Sage.

To say we got ourselves well and truly lost is not exactly true as the Sat Nav insisted she knew exactly where we were and kept readjusting our route towards Vannes every time we ignored her instruction to explore a new direction ....... But despite our extensive wanderings and the location of a few potential sites we still didn't find what we were looking for and so we kept driving!

Having looked at the map we realised we had already seen the views from the far side of the bay from our view point on this side of the bay so from Vannes we headed west along the motorway until just past a huge supermarket we found a turning to the left back towards the sea!

At Plouharnel we turned right towards Quiberon as it looked interesting and by late afternoon we were heading down the most amazing peninsular in France!!!

Narrow does not describe this strip of land fairly. 

At one point we could see both coasts with ease. We passed through some official looking gates and just beyond the land opened up again (slightly!!)

We had set the Sat Nav for the furthest point in Quiberon and as the sun began to set we arrived at this beautiful little town.

We had now been driving all day bar a few breaks and seriously needed somewhere to park Lady Sage for the night. 

Town looked too busy so we headed back down the Route Cotiere on the western coast as the last of the sun reached the sea searching for a space we could use. 

Just before the coast road rejoined the main road that we had travelled up on, Peter spotted a turning to the left.

With nothing to loose we took the turning following the single track tarmac back towards the sea. Even in the dark the place looked magical as our winding road led over the softly undulation landscape. 

Car parks dotted the coast line but unfortunately they all had height restrictions.

In total darkness we approached a tiny village of about 30 houses situated next to the beach and just before the first house at the very edge of the village we spotted a space just big enough to take Lady Sage off the road for the night. 

As quietly as we could we turned around so our sliding door was on the inside and parked up.

After all the wine consumption of the past weekend plus the drive we were both ready for an early night but just as we put our heads down the silence was shattered by a loud BANG! 

I ignored it and tried again for sleep but another BANG soon followed and then another and another!!

Mildly annoyed at the disruption to what I had hoped was going to be a superb nights sleep I peeping through the back window only to see the sky suddenly light up with a huge display of fireworks! 

For over twenty minutes the sky was filled with cascading flames

I have no idea what the occasion was but as we lay in our beds watching the sky around us light up in a riot of colour, we thanked the powers that be for such a perfect end to an amazing day on the road!!