It has been an interesting run north from Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie to Quiberon sitting on its peninsula jutting into the Bay of Biscay. First a detour to charge the car at Nantes then on with the day with stops in Pornic, by the Loire across from St Nazaire on to the Mine d’Or cliffs, another quick charge near Vannes, a late afternoon trip to the megaliths at Carnac before ending up here in search of fresh seafood. (I was not disappointed). The skies did not cry today although they threatened for the most part including looking across the Loire at St Nazaire at one of the the great bridges. (I love bridges). It was my second tall Loire bridge of the day as getting to the Supercharger in Nantes required a river crossing. No picture as no opportunity. Where the headline picture was taken is by a unique ’sculpture’, “The Serpent of the Sea”, below. It would look better at high tide but is nonetheless impressive. It appears that cruise ships are built in St Nazaire. Before the Loire I had a wander around Pornic where the Canal du Haute Perche reaches the sea. It is a little bit of a tourist trap with the full range of tourist shops and eateries, but not unpleasant and had a pukka market to wander through. I may never eat fish again after enduring the stare of the critters in the photo. What am I talking about, I had fish for dinner, but I think you get the idea. Between St Nazaire and Le Mine d’Or I drove across the salt marshes of the Marais where they actually pan for salt. There was even a wind pump. The Mine d’Or references the value of the cliffs to palaeontologists and geologists as they are a gold mine for fossils and for understaning the geography. I was fortunate that a lady was walking on the beach to add scale. They are a slightly smaller, but equally vulnerable, version of Dorset’s Jurassic Coastal cliffs. A brisk wind ensured I needed a sweater but was perfect for the sailors out on the bay. Carnac is world famous for it alignments of stones, ranging in size from thigh height up to well above head height. The challenge of a site like this for someone who takes photos is to capture the scale of such a place. The alignments are in groups that stretch for over 4 km (2.5 miles). I cheated and drove between areas as it was getting late in the afternoon. I would suspect that serious walkers would spend a morning or afternoon here. Anyway I have included a few photos that include people to hopefully give an impression of scale. Before there were e-bikes the French had a penchant for adding a small petrol engine to the front wheel of a standard bike and an old chap rode by on just such a machine. Two things to note. He is wearing a helmet and the bike has a registration. It is about a 10 minute walk from the hotel to the front in Quiberon and I got to my chosen restaurant as the sun was getting low and had set when I finished my excellent seafood meal and on the way back up the hill there was the moon in all of its glory, captured on my pocket camera (Canon G5X II), set to manual. A good full day.