Friday, 27 September 2013

Lochtudy to Audierne - Sun 18th Aug

Firstly I apologise for the delay in getting the blog finished as life has now returned to normal having been home for 3 weeks, but in the interests of completeness I am finishing off the blog.

Much of the coastline here has been covered on the way down so I'll concentrate on the bits that were either interesting or memorable from our point of view.

Lochtudy to Audierne involves sailing around yet another headland, the area of water that takes you round the main headland before entering the bay taking you north to Audierne.  The wind was in the North West so we motored for an hour or so before we could get an angle to sail.  The Ras can be rough but this day there was quite a swell but there were no white horses so the sailing was quite good if a little bit uncomfortable.

 
Nanuk in the swell
 
 
On a Buoy in St.Evette on River entrance at Audierne
 
 
While at St.Evette we took a bus trip to Quimper.  The bus cost us 8 euritos for the two of us.  The bus stopped in the town at Quimper which is a city with rivers an bridges everywhere.  With ancient buildings some of which date back to the 1400s.
 
 
Market Square - Quimper

 
River at Quimper

 
Stained Glass Window in the Cathedral - Quimper

 
Quimper - A street view
 
Much of this part of France was devastated during WW2 and so when they re-built after the war they tried to retain as much as possible of the old medieval city and they have done a wonderful job.  It';s amazing that the Cathedral was hardly damaged!
 
 
Façade of the Gothic Cathedral at Quimper



 

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