They didn't rock my world...

Sunday 29^th May

Today we headed south to the village of Quiberon which is on the end of a narrow peninsula. We just passed through the village and headed to the scenic coastal road. They call it the Cote Sauvage – I guess that is the savage coast but the water didn’t look too savage today. It was another foggy day so some of our photos were just too clouded to be worth keeping. There were some pretty interesting rocky formations along the coast.

A lovely chateau at Quiberon. I never get sick of seeing these incredible 'homes'. Imagine living in one - they would be impossible to heat and keep warm without the wall sized tapestries.

Next stop was the megaliths at Carnac. It really just looks like a bunch of huge rocks in a paddock but carbon dating puts them back to around 4000BC (Neolithic) and they have been somehow carted here and lined up in rows. They are not 100% sure of what these rows of rocks really mean but believe they surrounded village compounds, and some were burial tombs. I was a bit unimpressed with this lot of rocks, probably because there was no useful information at this site.

We haven't seen too many birds though probably seen and heard more than we did last trip to France. As I sit here typing I can hear birds twittering.

Some of the megaliths at Carnac - these stand in long rows though we couldn't find a spot for photos that showed the rows to good effect.

This truck is doing a trip around the world. Not sure where he started from and where he has already been but what an adventure.

More of the megaliths at Carnac - these are a burial tomb.

Lunch stop today was in the town of Trinitie sur la Mer. This is a real yachties paradise – real yachts with masts and sails. There were hundreds of yachts here from little baby ones to the huge ocean going trimarans. One group of yachts had just returned from a week’s racing and were busy unpacking and cleaning up. It was not a weekday so no relais lunch for us; just a quiche in a café on the beachfront.

Dad would have loved this trimaran - and could probably have spent hours looking at all the yachts here.

Your dog of the day - is a teddy. This was one of the yachts cleaning up after their race.

The promenade where we had lunch at Trinitie sur las Mer.

Cottage and blockhouse on the point just out of Trinitie sur la Mer.

How's this for a few yachts - hope they don't all want to leave at the same time.

These yachts had just returned from a week long race.

The megaliths at Locmariaquer were more interesting. There were 3 different lots of ‘stones’. One stone was originally standing and was around 21metres high but they believe it broke and fell during an earthquake and is now 4 pieces. This type of rock is not found in the immediate area and they believe it was somehow hauled here from a site about 10k away. One The second rock formation was once a burial tomb – it originally consisted of a huge stone slab perched on other upright stones. The final formation is another large slab on a burial tomb but for 100m or so north and south there is a large formation of rocks. We saw a video here – in English – so were able to get a better understanding of what we were seeing.

A burial tomb - the slab on the top of the door is huge and goes all the way back into the cave. 

This is inside the cave and one of the rocks supporting the ceiling slab.

These 4 pieces of stone were once the stone known as the Great Menhir which stood 21 metres high.

We called an early finish to the day as tonight we need to pack ready to head on tomorrow. I will be sorry to leave here as it has been very comfortable for us and we have had a great time exploring Brittany. But, more of France awaits us. 

It's iris time here in France - this one is just outside the gate to our gite. Beautiful!