Pointe du Millier and Pointe du Raz....
Breton signage.....Pointe du Van...
There are two drives to the rocky panoramas in this part of the world that Tom has had his eye on. The first is on this peninsula, and today, being bright and sunny, is the day. So off we headed to the west, on the country road, zipping out to the coast every few miles for a view of the coast. The first detour was Pointe du Millier, only about 10 minutes out of Douarnenez. It was a lovely setting, with heather and other wild flowers, and the rocky coves below. Tom decided this is the place for him, and he is reading the real estate section of the newspaper even as I write this. However, Pointe du Millier is a park, so the likelihood of any real estate on offer is pretty low.
From there we continued to the two panoramas at the tip of the peninsula, Pointe du Van and Pointe du Raz. I liked the first, but from the development and presentation, obviously the French prefer the second. They provide a video in the orientation building, showing how the public was loving it to death as they made their way from the parking to the point itself, rather like Yosemite being perennially attacked by its fans. A lot of money and time has been spent to remake the paths and alow the vegetation to recover. The view was spectacular, but being from California, it was not as breathtaking as one would have expected given the buildup.
On our return (and another stop for Tom to walk some paths at Pointe du Millier, we had a simple dinner at a popular restaurant, Le Bigorneau Amoreux (The Amorous Sea Snail). But after all the walking, we were pretty pooped. I did locate an HGTV-type of make-over this house show, which was pretty interesting, but that was it before lights out.
From there we continued to the two panoramas at the tip of the peninsula, Pointe du Van and Pointe du Raz. I liked the first, but from the development and presentation, obviously the French prefer the second. They provide a video in the orientation building, showing how the public was loving it to death as they made their way from the parking to the point itself, rather like Yosemite being perennially attacked by its fans. A lot of money and time has been spent to remake the paths and alow the vegetation to recover. The view was spectacular, but being from California, it was not as breathtaking as one would have expected given the buildup.
On our return (and another stop for Tom to walk some paths at Pointe du Millier, we had a simple dinner at a popular restaurant, Le Bigorneau Amoreux (The Amorous Sea Snail). But after all the walking, we were pretty pooped. I did locate an HGTV-type of make-over this house show, which was pretty interesting, but that was it before lights out.
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