Tag: Roscoff
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On our way around Brittany – counter-clockwise this time!
The first few days of bike touring are always a bit of confusion….figuring out which pannier to put what and getting comfortable with the loaded bike again. You haven’t hit your rhythm yet. And so we didn’t do anything too dramatic in terms of distance for Day 1, only 22 miles to a campground just…
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First day on the EuroVelo route 4 – Maritime
We left Roscoff at about 10 AM this morning, and went past the lighthouse which is the official starting point of the EuroVelo routes 1, 4 and 7. We are taking the EV4 east as far as Mont St. Michel, and then taking some other Velo routes to explore Brittany to the south and southwest…
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L’île de Batz for the day
About a mile and a half from Roscoff is the small island of Batz, home to about 500 residents. The island is mostly car free, and it’s small enough that you can get anywhere easily by bike or even by foot. In spite of being open for tourists, it retains an authentic feel. We took…
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First day in Roscoff, France
We arrived early this morning in Roscoff, France on the ferry from Plymouth. It was a lovely day, full of sun and cool sea breezes. The tide was out, leaving the boats sitting on the estuary floor. It’s a beautiful, picturesque old fishing village, and the buildings are ship-shape. Perhaps every village on the north…