Still some heavy showers around but at least the wind has dropped and as such you get a little more notice of when the heavens are going to open! Today we are pressing on with the aim of making it to the Crozon Peninsula but first we have a few beaches to visit on the way – our first stop only being a couple of miles along the road at Porsmillen. Height restrictors and a full car park (small) – the surfers are in town – prevented up from parking properly so it was a quick dash to capture this smallish (though the tide is in) sandy beach…

We had more success with parking at our next stop as there was a motorhome specific parking lot – where you could also stay overnight – so we were able to get out and walk to the next couple of beaches Plage de Portez and Plage de Tregana. Both looked lovely beaches but the tide is in so they are currently very small….

Next on our list a little further along the road was the small bay of Plage St Anne du Portzic…

Next was a rather tricky drive through Brest – as you know we are not keen on driving through large towns or cities but it really didn’t make sense to drive all the way round as we also wanted to visit the only beach there Plage du Moulin Blanc….

Unfortunately our timing was a bit off as the heavens opened just as we got parked up so we just took a quick look before carrying on our way. Then followed a failed attempt to visit a beach at the tiny village of Lamar, as we just could not see anyway of getting parked anywhere near the beach – if there is parking there then it was on a very much need to know basis, we arrived on the Crozon Peninsula crossing a beautiful suspension bridge to get there. Once on the peninsula we travelled all the way to the top to the seaside town of Cameret-sur-Mer, which is to be our home for the night just stopping off at the one beach on the way into the town – Plage de Trez Rouz….

Once parked up in the Aire we wandered down into the town to the Port….

And its neighbouring beach – Plage du Correjou where the lovely white sand was already lost to the shadows of the town and surrounding cliffs…

From here we walked back up onto the headland and across to the west coast to enjoy the sunshine in all its late afternoon glory on Plage de Pen-Had…..

As we reluctantly left the beach behind and clambered up the hill our efforts were rewarded by stunning vista back down to the beach and Pointe de Toulinguet beyond….

And the cliffs of Pointe de Pen Hir to the south which we shall explore tomorrow….

Up above us are the ruins of a rather fancy Manor House with just the turrets still standing…

Our Aire is just on the other side of these ruins which is a good thing as we are hungry! Another good day.

Thoughts of the day:

• As well as endless road signs or should I say multiple roadsigns the French do love daubing white paint all over the roads – taking the form of pedestrian crossings, chevrons, random stop points, arrows and speed limits – it’s a job to know where to look which is why I find driving in larger towns or cities a lot more stressful – could do with an extra pair of eyes – Tilly?
• We do seem to have lost the pretty villages of further north, of late they are rather monochrome with modern boxes – especially as so many are shuttered up.

Today’s stats:

• Miles driven – 77
• Miles walked – 6
• Beaches – 8
• Aire – £12.05 EHU