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The Armorique

So on Friday morning we got up early (boo hoo!), Matt did the breakfast run in hope of finding pain raisin but was dissapointed and then we packed up.  We were out of the campsite before 10am and on our way north to Morlaix to do our final supermarket shop.  It was a nice ride through the countryside - we were stunned by how similar to Dartmoor a lot of it was - we found ourselves in heather moorland complete with tors etc.  At one point we were wondering if we had somehow flown over the channel!

We arrived in Morlaix and found the Géant easily.  It looked a little run down from outside and we were the only GB car in the car park, but we went in and found a decent sized shop, which was empty, meaning we could have a pleasant experience shopping.  We did very very well with alchol, Matt finding some great bargains with whisky etc and also plenty of cidre and wine.  I didn't do so well with cheese with very little to choose from, but on the whole we were pleased with our shop, it was a good trolley full and on getting back to the car and putting it in the boot, we realised we could have bought 4x the amount without running out of space.

Chopper Tom

We had lunch in the shopping mall at a very busy local cafe / bar - our last frites of the holiday.  We then pushed on to Roscoff (or Rosko as it is known in Breton).  We filled the car up with Diesel (much much cheaper in France) and drove through the town - it was a lovely looking town - worth an explore, if you didn't have a car full of valuables to worry about!  Certainly worth an overnight stop if getting a late ferry over.

We then went to the ferry port and lined up for the boat - being placed right next door to our cabin neighbours from the campsite!  We got on board early and found ourselves some seats.  Once again the sea was very calm so the crossing was very pleasant.  Unfortunately I was coming down with a cold and wasn't feeling very well, just as well the crossing was calm.  Tom enjoyed himself, exploring the boat, running around outside.  There was a magic show, a family quiz (which Matt and Tom won) balloon making etc - this made the time go quickly and before we knew it we could see the lights of Devon.  We docked half an hour early, but then immigration took ages meaning it was over an hour from getting in our cars to getting onto the road (it took 10 mins in Caen!).  We were tired, so were feeling pretty lucky that we had a short drive to Crapstone.  (Our cabin neighbours were driving straight to Manchester!).

Car deck with a view

We were welcomed by Mum and Dad.  We unpacked minimal luggage and went inside.  Tom had a hyper 30 mins and then went to bed, we weren't far behind - it had been a long day.

Notes to ourselves for next time:
+ Don't need to take any food - we took some beans and Ribena with us and brought them home!
+ Tom didn't like French sausages?!
+ Take a bath mat if staying in a cabin
+ Normandy is now 'done', plenty more to see in Brittany
+ Take duvets - we were supplied with blankets - but they wouldn't have been enough on their own, we used them with duvets as it got pretty cold at night
+ Don't forget 'skinny' trunks
+ Take scooter for Tom in the campsite
+ Be very careful when selecting campsites (how far to the beach, what sort of pool complex etc)
+ Take go pro and waterproof case