On the Sunday we awoke to lovely blue skies again and, once breakfasted, we drove down the Presqu'île de Rhuys to Port Navalo where Gill and Betty had their apartment overlooking the harbour when they first arrived in France over a year ago. Last time we didn't see it at its best as it was pouring down so it was good to return in better conditions.
We stopped at 'La Butte de César' (which we prefer to call Caesar's Butt) climbing to the top - we can now confirm that the Presqu'île de Rhuys really is a peninsula as water was clearly seen on three sides!
Before arriving at Port Navalo we went to the beautiful headland at Bilgroix where we saw yet more pre-history, this time an allée couverte (a gallery grave in English I believe). A short walk from there you could see the very strong currents of the out-going tide, the lovely statue of Sainte Marie de la Mer watching over the perilous waters.
On to Port Navalo itself and a walk around the cliff tops, spotting this fascinating pattern in the rocks near sea level, and back chez Gill for her wonderful cooking consumed outside, despite a few breezes, before setting off back for La Tranche. Merci, Gill, pour un weekend superb!
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