Vannes ,Arzal, St Nazaire, St Roche, La Planie sur mer, LaMartiniere Sept 23-26

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 Well a bit of a gap, with the days getting shorter and a couple of grey ones we have less solar electricity to run the laptops. Sadly my battery only works if plugged in or in the middle of the day in full sun ( when we are out exploring...

We had a busy day exploring Vannes, more timbered buildings and cobbled streets, a little train and nice pedestrianised areas. See P's blog for photos

 At St Nazaire P gave me a guided tour of the commando rid of 1942 where they rammed a boat into the lock to stop boats and submarines getting in. P's blog will have the full story and lots of photos so I won repeat it all here.

this is a monument  remembering slavery shipments

clever roof designs they are on lots of different buildings  that line up 

We had parked by the submarine pens on the docks with 13 other motorhomes and a couple of boats in front of us but at midnight we gave up, the boats had generators going and the motor hum never stopped.  We drove around the area found a parking lots and settled back to sleep. Then at 7.30 the morning traffic started so e up sticks and went back to the docks for the day. The noise isn't a worry at day time and we were out and about.

Then we headed to La Plaine sur Mer which was a council MH park and behind a picnic spot away from the road, zero noise and a great sleep.

Today we drove around through the marshes and arrives by chance at the bay where the Lancastria ( a uk boat ) was sunk during the war. A really sad story and still a controversy today.

Link to story if you are interested.

the bay had a row of fishing platforms where they lower a net in.


I saw an otter heading into the water in the marshes but it was a drive-by sighting so no photos.

Now at La Martiniere a canal that links to the Loire.

Lovely sunny spot on the banks with a cafe on the other side of the canal.

Fantastic piece of art or someone forgot the anchor

P leap frogging

and balacing

reward for all that exercise

concrete boats now sunk

tonights stop




Comments

  1. Shirl26 September 2020 at 22:59

    I'm hoping the wiggly boat WAS a work of art! Liked the aligned roof top painting - I assume you had to be aligned in the right way too!

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  2. Shirl26 September 2020 at 23:06

    Read the Lancastria link too. Odd for the story to be under 100 year embargo.

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