A beautiful day for us today as we leave Erquy behind, not very far behind admittedly as we travelled a mere 8 miles further along the coast to Pleneuf-Val-Andre – stopping to take a quick snap of Plage de Erquy in the sunshine as we drove past…

Arriving in Pleneuf we went straight to the Aire and got ourselves a nice pitch before setting out to explore, stopping first at Plage de Val Andre and walking along the beach in a north easterly direction….

Pausing to enjoy the pretty little harbour….

We then made our way up the coastal path above the harbour and along the cliff tops, affording us spectacular views of the coastline along the way with our destination soon in sight….

Soon we were on our way down to the lovely long stretch of sand being Plage de Nantois and then Plage de la ville Berneuf….

Here we enjoyed a lovely long walk and of course a bit of downtime before making our way back through the villages to the van.

We are not done yet, so after a break and something to eat we set out again to a much busier beach and promenade – the French love to promenade especially on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Our mission now was to cross the beach at the southern end and access Plage de l’Anse du Pissot which is only accessible via the beach at low tide….

We were not disappointed and from the beach climbed up the steps to get a vantage point from which to look down on the beaches and village of Pleneuf-Val-Andre….

We also haven’t done one of these for a while – a room with a view through a derelict lookout up on the cliff tops…

We also took the opportunity for a sneak preview of the rugged coastline still to come…

Thoughts of the day:

• Suddenly at about 4pm on a sunny day these French coastal villages come to life with people appearing from wherever in their cars or on foot to enjoy a stroll along the beach or promenade
• The promenading French were all dressed in their Autumnul finery – spot the Brit in her sandals, T-shirt and cut off jeans!!

Today’s stats:

• Miles driven – 8
• Miles walked – 8.5
• Beaches – 5
• Aire – £9.26 (EHU)